Hoodwink
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“It's Australia's greatest con...but can he bluff them all?”
Hoodwink is based on the true story of an Australian con artist who briefly won the hearts of the media (if not the authorities). John Hargreaves stars as a criminal serving time in a New South Wales prison. He's not partial to the physical labor required of the convicts, so he hits upon a labor-saving plan. Hargreaves pretends to be totally blind, thus lightening his work load....and carries off the hoax for years.
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Cast
28 people
John Hargreaves
Martin Stang
Known for
Long Weekend
Cry Freedom
Judy Davis
Sarah
Known for
Ratched
Marie Antoinette
Claude Whatham
Dean Semler
Pom Oliver
Ken Quinnell
Paul Chubb
Known for
The Coca-Cola Kid
Cameron Allan
Errol Sullivan
Carl Synnerdahl
Max Cullen
Known for
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The Great Gatsby
Ross Major
Claude Whatham Director · Ken Quinnell Writer Cameron Allan Composer
Budget $950K · First release May 16, 1981 · Produced in Australia
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Budget
$950,000
Production
New South Wales Film Corp.
Production
CB Films
Production
Australia
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 16, 1981
Cannes Film Market
Australia · November 5, 1981
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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