| Description |
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 242 min.) : sound, color ; 12cm |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Pt. 1: -- Green light: 1976 -- Hitting a blue: 1982 -- Brotherhood: 1983 -- Disc 2: Pt. 2 -- Black Angus: 1984 -- The Dodger: 1985 -- Two dogs: 1986 -- Disc 3: Special features: -- Blood brothers - the making of Blue Murder / directed by Mark Savage ; copyright Subversive Cinema, 2005 -- Editing Blue Murder / directed by Mark Savage ; copyright Subversive Cinema, 2005 -- Cast biographies -- Stills gallery |
| Summary |
This 2 part mini-series provides a dramatic interpretation of Sydney's criminal underworld and the endemic police corruption of the 1980s. Covering the period 1976 to 1986, the story charts criminal Neddy Smith's gradual acceptance into a circle of corrupt police officers led by Roger (the Dodger) Rogerson, culminating in the shooting of police officer Michael Drury and the disintegration of Rogerson's empire in the late 1980s. It is based on extensive research and interviews with key participants |
| Credits |
Director: Michael Jenkins ; producer: Rod Allan ; executive producers: Errol Sullivan & Penny Chapman ; screenplay: Ian David |
| Cast |
Richard Roxburgh, Tony Martin, Steve Bastoni, Gary Day, Gary Sweet |
| Audience |
Censorship classification: MA 15+ (high level violence, coarse language, adult themes, meduim level sex scene) |
| Notes |
Originally released as a television mini-series [Australia] : Australian Broadcasting Corporation & Southern Star Entertainment in association with the Australian Film Finance Corporation, c1995 |
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DVD ; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo ; all regions PAL |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Police corruption -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Drama
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Police -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Drama
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Police corruption -- Australia -- Drama.
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Police -- Australia -- Drama.
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Television programs -- Australia.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Jenkins, Michael.
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Allan, Rod
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Sullivan, Errol
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Chapman, Penny.
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David, Ian, 1952-
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Roxburgh, Richard.
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Martin, Tony.
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Bastoni, Steve, 1966-
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Day, Gary
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Sweet, Gary.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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Southern Star Entertainment.
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Australian Film Finance Corporation.
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REEL Corporation
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