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Dangerous Orphans
Directed byJohn Laing
Written byKevin Smith
Produced byDon Reynolds
Robin Laing
Campbell Stevenson
StarringPeter Stevens
Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Michael Hurst
Cinematography Warrick Attewell
Edited byMichael Horton
Music byJonathan Crayford

Production
companies

Cinepro
New Zealand Film Commission

Release date

  • 1986 (1986)

Running time

87 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Dangerous Orphans is a 1986 New Zealand action film directed by John Laing.[1][2][3]

Synopsis

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Harry, Moir and Rossi after growing up together orphanage, as adults they pull off the occasional heist together. They plan an international heist to avenge the killing of one of their fathers.[2][3]

Cast

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  • Peter Stevens as Harry O'Malley
  • Jennifer Ward-Lealand as Teresa Costello
  • Michael Hurst as Moir
  • Ross Girven as Rossi
  • Peter Bland as Jacobs
  • Ian Mune as Hanna
  • Anzac Wallace as Scanlon
  • Grant Tilly as Beck
  • Ann Pacey as Mrs. Mooney
  • Peter Vere-Jones as Handesman
  • Michael Haigh as Dutchman
  • Desmond Kelly as O'Malley Senior
  • Timothy Lee as Krebs
  • Michala Banas as Anna Hanna
  • Toby Laing as Young O'Malley
  • Alexis Banas as Young Ross
  • Eoin Cox as Young Moir
  • Miles Tilly as Pope
  • Kevin J. Wilson as Inspector Lucas
  • Marshall Napier as Hobbes
  • Paul Maunder as Felix
  • Patrick Smyth as Joe
  • Gerry Luhman as Man in New York
  • Richard von Sturmer as Short
  • Simon O'Connor as Allen
  • Mike Knudson as Porter
  • Eddie Campbell as Hannas's Goon
  • Helen Moulder as Madelaine
  • Gerald Bryan as Tom
  • John Bach as Desk Sergeant
  • Vivienne Plumb as Budgie Woman
  • Stephen Gledhill as Budgie Man
  • Stephen Judd as Young Policeman
  • Donna Akersten as Malvina Jacobs
  • Geraldine York as Fashanu
  • Michael Horton as Drunken Chef
  • Stephanie Ash as Hanna's Girl
  • Joanne Mildenhall as Bank Receptionist
  • Ruth Hampson as Nun
  • Lynette Crawford-Williams as Geneva Secretary
  • Roy Wesney as Audience Man
  • David Gascoigne as Lucas' Superior
  • Tony Hiles as Reporter
  • Nigel Hewat as Geneva Cab Driver

    • Reviews

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    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558336-1. Retrieved 13 January 2023. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  • ^ a b "Dangerous Orphans". British Film Institute. 1986. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  • ^ a b "Dangerous Orphans". NZ On Screen. 1986. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  • ^ "Dangerous Orphans review". Variety: 33. 21 May 1986.
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