Beyond Reasonable Doubt 1980  N/R, 129 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Laing
Cast: David Hemmings, John Hargreaves, Martyn Sanderson, Grant Tilly, Diana Rowan, Ian Watkin, Terence Cooper, Bruno Lawrence, Marshall Napier, John Bach
Based on an actual murder case, this story involves Inspector Bruce Hutton's (David Hemmings) efforts–including planting evidence–to convict an innocent farmer, Arthur Allan Thomas (John Hargreaves), of murder.
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Careful, He Might Hear You 1983  PG, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Carl Schultz
Cast: Wendy Hughes, Robyn Nevin, Nicholas Gledhill, John Hargreaves, Geraldine Turner, Isabelle Anderson, Peter Whitford, Colleen Clifford, Julie Nihill, Beth Child
Set in 1930s Australia, six-year-old P.S. (Nicholas Gledhil) lives with his aunt and uncle, a result of his mother's death and a long-absent drunken father. His aunt's rich sister returns from a world trip, expresses an interest in P.S., and treats him royally. A court battle ensues when both sisters want custody, during which the boy's father shows up and, though loving the boy, decides he can't care for him. The film won several Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Picture, Actress, and Supporting Actor.
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Country Life 1994  PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Blakemore
Cast: Sam Neill, Greta Scacchi, John Hargreaves, Kerry Fox, Michael Blakemore, Googie Withers, Maurie Fields, Robyn Cruze, Ron Blanchard
Returning home after more than 20 years in London, Alexander (Michael Blakemore) brings his young, beautiful wife, Deborah (Greta Scacchi), with him. Many of the men in his hometown fall for Deborah's seductive charm–especially the alcoholic doctor, Max Askey (Sam Neill).
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Cry Freedom 1987 PG, 157 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Attenborough
Cast: Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Denzel Washington, John Thaw, Sophie Mgcina, Joseph Marcell, Zakes Mokae, John Hargreaves, Alec McCowen, Ian Richardson
Steve Biko (Denzel Washington), a South Afrrican activist, fights to stop the inhumane treatment of blacks. After he dies while in police custody, his white newspaper-editor friend (Kevin Kline) attempts to escape the country to write Biko's story. Generally a well-told tale. Washington received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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Mad Dog Morgan 1976 R, 102 min.
Genre: Western / Action
Director: Philippe Mora
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Michael Pate, Jack Thompson, Frank Thring, David Gulpilil, Bill Hunter, John Hargreaves, Wallas Eaton, Martin Harris, Robin Ramsay, Graeme Blundell
In this true story about a 19th-century Australian bush outlaw, Dennis Hopper takes on the title role of an Irish immigrant who goes to Australia to find gold. Once in Australia, Morgan resorts to criminal activity, is caught, and put in jail for six years. After his release, Morgan teams up with an Aborigine, Billy (David Gulpilil), and, as Morgan tries to exact revenge on those who had wronged him, they gain fame as outlaws in New South Wales.
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My First Wife 1984 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Cox
Cast: John Hargreaves, Wendy Hughes, Lucy Angwin, David Cameron, Julia Blake, Anna Maria Monticelli, Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Robin Lovejoy, Lucy Uralov, Tony Llewellyn-Jones
John (John Hargreaves), a self-centered musician, suffers extreme emotional problems when his wife, Helen (Wendy Hughes), leaves him after ten years of marriage. Family, friends, and lovers expose the pain and confusion suffered by this man for whom work, work, and more work was the be-all and end-all of life.
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Sweet Revenge 1990 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charlotte Brandstrom
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Carrie Fisher, John Sessions, Francois-Eric Gendron, John Hargreaves, Bruno Madinier, Myriam Moszko, Consuelo De Haviland, Carina Barone, Yves Brainville
Tired of paying alimony to her ex-husband, a lawyer (Carrie Fisher) works on a plot to marry him off to a beautiful actress (Rosanna Arquette).
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| 1. Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980)
2. Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)
3. Country Life (1994)
4. Cry Freedom (1987)
5. Don's Party (1976)
6. The Killing of Angel Street (1981)
7. Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
8. My First Wife (1984)
9. Sweet Revenge (1990)
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