A Cry in the Dark (1988)
| Release Date | 03 November 1988 |
| Budget | $15,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $7,000,000 |
| Other Names | A Cry in the Dark |
| Tagline | A family torn apart. A public filled with outrage. A woman accused of murder. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | AustraliaUSA |
| Filming Locations | Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Docudrama, Courtroom Drama |
| Mood | Food for Thought |
| Themes | Miscarriage of Justice, Social Injustice, Death of a Child |
| Tones | Matter-of-Fact, Biting, Angry, Disturbing, Chilly, Drab |
| Tags | Animal, Attack, Child, Courtroom, Dingo, Dog, False Accusation, Grief, Kill, Media Circus, Outback, Religion, Tent, Trial [courtroom], Wilderness |
Evil Angels (released in the United States as A Cry in the Dark) is a 1988 Australian film directed by Fred Schepisi. The screenplay by Schepisi and Robert Caswell is based on John Bryson's 1985 book Evil Angels, the title under which the film was released in Australia. It chronicles the case of Azaria Chamberlain, a nine-week-old baby girl who disappeared from a camp-ground near Uluru (known as Ayers Rock at the time) in August 1980 and the struggle of her parents, Michael and Lindy, to prove their innocence to a public convinced that they were complicit in her death.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Dale Reeves
Aidan, 6 years
Jason Reason
Aidan, 11 years
Michael Wetter
Reagan, 4 years
Kane Barton
Reagan, 6 years
Trent Roberts
Reagan, 9 years
Lauren Shepherd
Azaria
Bethany Ann Prickett
Azaria
Alison O'Connell
Azaria
Aliza Dason
Azaria
Jane Coker
Kahlia, new born
Rae-Leigh Henson
Kahlia, 18 months
Nicolette Minster
Kahlia, 4 years
Brian James
Cliff Murchison
Peter Hosking
Macknay
Matthew Barker
O'Loughlin
Bruce Kilpatrick
Peter Dean
Bruce Myles
Barker
Neil Fitzpatrick
Phillips
Brendan Higgins
Kirkham
Ian Swan
Cavanagh
Sandy Gore
Joy Kuhl
Kevin Miles
Professor Cameron
Edgar Metcalfe
Dr. Brown
Gary Files
Professor Chaikin
Peter Aanensen
Sims
Jon Finlayson
Professor Boettcher
David Ravenswood
Professor Nairn
Roderick Williams
Les Harris
Eve Godly
The Jury
Reg Evans
The Jury
Douglas Hedge
The Jury
James Wright
The Jury
Luciano Catenacci
The Jury
Bill Johnston
The Jury
Robin Dene
The Jury
Geoffrey O'Connell
The Jury
Michael Croft
The Jury
George Viskich
The Jury
Merrin Canning
The Jury
Valma Pratt
The Jury
Jim Holt
John Eldridge
Tim Robertson
Wallace
Patsy Stephen
Anne Houghton
Ian Gilmour
John Buckland
Peter Sardi
De Luca
Bill Garner
Mark Furnell
Marion McKenzie
Monya Chatfield
Johnny Quinn
Frank Kennedy
Chuck Faulkner
Conrad Grey
Terrie Waddell
Mary Walsh
James Higgins
Chandla
Quentin MacLaine
Stanbury
Greta Mendoza
Additional Journalist
Vincent Vaccari
Additional Journalist
Abbe Holmes
Additional Journalist
David Wilson
Additional Journalist
John Heywood
David Hall
John Allan
Ted Jackson
Peter Byrne
George Samson
Maureen Edwards
Kate Woodman
Justin Gaffney
Colin McRae
Lynn Ruthven
Alice Steel
Bruce Carter
Newsreader
Peter Flett
Boshoff
Linda McConchie
Conrad Grey's Guest
Charles Dance
TV Panel Guest
James Condon
Reginald Scholes
James Taylor
Justice Gallagher
Mike Person
Newsreader
Philip Holder
Newsreader
Nick Tate
Charlwood
Mervyn Drake
Gilroy
Vincent Gil
Roff
Burt Cooper
Golligan
Tony Martin
Lincoln
Lawrence Held
Plumb
Paul Young
Sgt. Cocks
Trevor Kent
Bomb Scare Policeman
Iain Murton
Operation Ochre Policeman
Daryl Pellizzer
Beer Garden Policeman
Bill McCluskey
Greg Lowe
Debra Lawrance
Sally Lowe
Sunday Rennie
Chantelle Lowe
Warwick Moss
Bill West
Brenda Addie
Judy West
Emma Crapper
Catherine West
Caroline Gillmer
Amy Whittaker
Reg Gorman
Mr. Whittaker
Kate Gorman
Rosalie Whittaker
Steve Dodd
Nipper Winmatti
David Bradshaw
Murray Haby
Sally Cooper
Bobby Downs
Jeff Truman
Mr. McCombe
Marilynne Paspaley
Mrs. McCombe
Patricia Thompson
Flo Wilkins
Peter Corbett
Barber
Jan Friedl
Ininti Store Manageress
Beverly Gardiner
Soup Lady
Janette Kearns
Soup Lady
Pintapinta
Nuwe
Alice Nampitjimba
Barbara
Yuyuya Nampitijimba
Daisy
Grahame Litchfield
Truckie
Bill Kupfer
Truckie
Don Reid
Pastor Kennaway
Susan Leith
Jenny Richards
Alan Hopgood
President Cox
Bruce Clarkson
Les Smith
Bob Baines
Chief Minister
Ian McFadyen
Attorney-General
Maggie Millar
Sister
Ruby Hunter
Prisoner Rhoda
Ron Falk
Pastor Olsen
Billie Hammerberg
Mrs. Herron
Don Bridges
Farmer
John Bishop
Salesman
Roy Thompson
Truckie
George Harlem
Factory Worker
Peter Tabor
TV Producer
David Kirkpatrick
TV Film Editor
Gary Samolin
School Teacher
Mark Mitchell
School Teacher
Glenn Robbins
Young Father
Robert Ratti
Fruiterer
Shane Gooch
Butcher
Peter Mazaris
Florist
Marijke Mann
Dinner Party
Eleonara Varrenti
Dinner Party
Peter Tulloch
Dinner Party
Paul Karo
Lecturer
Julian Branagan
Student
Andrew Maj
Student
Gillian Norwood
Tennis Lady
Max Davidson
Bowler
John Ford
Bowler
Marty Fields
Commuter
Tim Bell
Barrister
John Larking
Barrister
John Hannan
Trendie
Beth Child
Trendie
Ray Hare
Actor
Paula Ruzek
Editor
Rick Yacoubian
Executive
Robert Wallace
Pauling
Noel Ballantine
Searcher
Mark Clarke
Northern Territory Police Officer
Louise Siversen
Jenny Miller
Director
Writer
John Bryson
Robert Caswell
Producer
Yoram Globus
executive producer
Roy Stevens
line producer
Original Music
Bruce Smeaton
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Cinematographer
Ian Baker
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Editor
Jill Bilcock
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Casting Director
Rhonda Schepisi
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Production Designer
Wendy Dickson
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George Liddle
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Art Director
Dale Duguid
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Brian Edmonds
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Costume Designer
Bruce Finlayson
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Makeup Department
J. Roy Helland
makeup artist: Ms. Streep, hair stylist: Ms. Streep
Cheryl Williams
hair stylist
Production Manager
Michael Batchelor
unit manager
Peter Beilby
post-production supervisor: Entertainment Media
Tic Carroll
unit manager
Carol Hughes
production manager
James Legge
assistant unit manager
Emma Schofield
assistant unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve E. Andrews
first assistant director
John Meredith
third assistant director
Philip A. Patterson
second assistant director
Toby Pease
second assistant director
Janine Schepisi
third assistant director
Art Department
Wayne Allan
carpenter
Ian Baxter
carpenter
Glen Christensen
carpenter
Philip Drake
assistant art director
Brian Dusting
prop buyer
Jill Eden
set dresser
Tim Eiseman
carpenter
Peter Forbes
prop buyer
Anne Fowler
construction assistant
Alan Goode
carpenter
Michael Hall
construction assistant
Jien Hong
construction assistant
Wendy Huxford
art department coordinator
Chris James
stand-by props
Gus Lobb
set finisher
Alex Matagi
brush hand
Michael Mercurio
stand-by props assistant
Liz Meyers
painter's assistant
Barry Muir
carpenter
Richard Overy
carpenter
Tony Piliotis
set finisher
John Pryce-Jones
assistant art director
Ian Richter
scenic artist
Michael Rumpf
prop buyer
Phillip Schemnitz
draughtperson
Ashley Schepisi
assistant set dresser
Mark Schultz
construction assistant
Adam Smigielski
set finisher
George Sotiropoulos
carpenter
Catherine South
art department assistant
Ray Taylor
leading hand
Patricia Thompson
art department liaison
Jeffrey Thorp
art department runner
Alan Wade
carpenter
Viv Wilson
set dresser
Sound Department
Anne Breslin
assistant sound editor
Craig Carter
supervising sound editor
Tim Chau
sound editor
Ann Ellingworth
post-production sound coordinator
Peter Fenton
dialogue mixer
Geoffrey Hall
assistant sound editor
James Harvey
assistant sound editor
John Herron
foley recordist
Phil Heywood
sound effects editor, foley artist
David Knight
foley recordist
Peter McBain
assistant sound editor
Steve Murphy
stereo sound engineer: Dolby
Gavin Myers
assistant sound editor
Glenn Newnham
sound editor
Terry Rodman
supervising sound editor
Livia Ruzic
sound editor
Sharon Shostak
assistant sound editor
Mark J. Wasiutak
boom operator
Gary Wilkins
sound recordist
Eugene Wilson
sound transferer
Gary Woodyard
sound editor
Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Allardice
assistant grip
Scott Backhouse
camera maintenance
Cameron Barnett
grip
Gary Carden
assistant grip
Jim Dunwoodie
video operator
Chris Fleet
best boy
Will Gibson
video assistant
Geoffrey Hall
first assistant camera
Ian Jones
camera operator, Steadicam operator
Brett Keeping
electrician
Ric Lawes
lighting assist
John Lee
electrician
Grahame Litchfield
key grip
Leigh Mackenzie
first assistant camera
Mick Morris
gaffer
Peter Quinn
video assistant
Mark Ramsay
assistant grip
Roger Van Wensveen
video assistant
Peter White
second assistant camera
Vivian Zink
still photographer
Casting Department
Camilla Gold
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julie Barton
stand-by wardrobe, costume supervisor
Sandi Cichello
assistant stand-by wardrobe
Editorial Department
Arthur Cambridge
color grader
Peter Carrodus
assembly editor
Miriam Cortes
negative matcher
Heather McDermott
assistant editor
Music Department
Robin Gray
scoring engineer
Martin Oswin
music mixer
Transportation Department
Steve Crockett
driver
James Legge
vehicle coordinator
Frank Mangano
driver
Michael McIntyre
assistant transportation manager
Mark Muggeridge
driver
Other Crew
Alan Abrams
legal and business affairs: Cannon
Ian Anderson
laboratory liaison
Evanne Chesson
dog wrangler
Robin Clifton
location manager
Christina Díaz Norman
researcher
Ifca Dragicevic
production runner
Tony Faehse
production assistant
Serena Gattuso
production secretary
Terry Lee
helicopter pilot
Jakki Mann
assistant to director
Hilary May
assistant to producer
Marian Page
publicist
Linda Ray
continuity
Arch Roberts
safety officer
Chris Smith
caterer
Jo Stewart
release script
Alex Stitt
title designer
Joe Straw
production accountant
Peter Tulloch
drama coach: children
Rony Yacov
production executive: Cannon
Omneya 'Nini' Mazen
liaison post-production coordinator
Andrew Simpson
animal trainer
Production Company
Cannon Entertainment
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Cinema Verity
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Evil Angels Films
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Golan-Globus Productions
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Distributor
América Vídeo
Argentina Video Home
Chapel Distribution
MGM Home Entertainment
Pathé-Europa N.V.
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Miscellaneous
Forcast
casting
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