Black and White
Craig Lahiff2002-10-31
One man's conviction divided a nation.
6
99 min
Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illiterate Aborigine, Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the killing. With a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics, the skills of his two gifted but naïve defense lawyers are put to the test.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Robert Carlyle | David O'Sullivan | Unowned |
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Charles Dance | Roderic Chamberlain | The Free Refills |
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Kerry Fox | Helen Devaney | Unowned |
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Colin Friels | Father Tom Dixon | Unowned |
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Ben Mendelsohn | Rupert Murdoch | The Free Refills |
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David Ngoombujarra | Young Max Stuart | Unowned |
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Max Stuart | Old Max Stuart | Unowned |
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Rhys McConnochie | Justice Abbott | Unowned |
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Bille Brown | Thomas Playford | Unowned |
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John Gregg | Rohan Rivett | Unowned |
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Roy Billing | Det Sgt Turner | Unowned |
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Gary Waddell | Constable Jones | Unowned |
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Patrick Duggin | Policeman #1 | Unowned |
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Andrew Martin | Policeman #2 | Unowned |
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Frank Gallacher | Justice Reed | Unowned |
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Vincent Ball | Chief Justice Napier | Unowned |
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Peter Whitford | Justice Windeyer | Unowned |
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Heather Mitchell | Roma Chamberlain | Unowned |
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Chris Haywood | Det-Sgt Karskens | Unowned |
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Paul Sonkkila | Bishop | Unowned |
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Petru Gheorghiu | Dr. Strehlow | Unowned |
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Penne Hackforth-Jones | Mrs. Aston | Unowned |
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Marshall Napier | Prison Warder | Unowned |
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Josephine Byrnes | Barmaid | Unowned |
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Andy Anderson | Norman Geiseman | Unowned |
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Tim Robertson | Mr. King | Unowned |
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Peter Carroll | Viscount Simonds | Unowned |
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Tony Mack | Mr. Aston | Unowned |
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Lisa Flanagan | Girl at Cinema | Unowned |
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Donald MacDonald | Lord Tucker | Unowned |