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A Cry in the Dark (1988)

A mother whose child was killed in a dingo attack in the Australian Outback fights to prove her innocence when she is accused of murder.

Cast:
Lindy: Meryl Streep
Michael: Sam Neill
Aidan, 6 years: Dale Reeves
Aidan, 8 years: David Hoflin
Aidan, 11 years: Jason Reason
Reagan, 4 years: Michael Wetter
Reagan, 6 years: Kane Barton
Reagan, 9 years: Trent Roberts
Azaria: Aliza Dason
Kahlia, New Born: Jane Coker
Kahlia, 18 months: Rae-Leigh Henson
Kahlia, 4 years: Nicolette Minster
Cliff Murchison: Brian James
Avis Murchison: Dorothy Alison
Barritt: Maurie Fields
Macknay: Peter Hosking
O'Loughlin: Matthew Barker
Peter Dean: Bruce Kilpatrick
Justice Muirhead: Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
Barker: Bruce Myles
Phillips: Neil Fitzpatrick
Sturgess: Dennis Miller
Tipple: Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Kirkham: Brendan Higgins
Cavanagh: Ian Swan
Pauling: Robert Wallace
Joy Kuhl: Sandy Gore
Professor Cameron: Kevin Miles
Dr Brown: Edgar Metcalfe
Professor Chaikin: Gary Files
Sims: Peter Aanensen
Professor Boettcher: Jon Finlayson
Professor Nairn: David Ravenswood
Les Harris: Roderick Williams
The Jury: Valma Pratt
The Jury (Foreman): Reg Evans
John Eldridge: Jim Holt
Lyle Morris: John Howard
Leslie Thompson: Frankie J. Holden
Wallace: Tim Robertson
Anne Houghton: Patsy Stephen
John Buckland: Ian Gilmour
De Luca: Peter Sardi
Mark Furnell: Bill Garner
Monya Chatfield: Marion McKenzie
Frank Kennedy: Johnny Quinn
Magazine Reporter: Deborra-Lee Furness
Conrad Grey: Chuck Faulkner
Sandra Kambouris: Pat Thomson
Mary Walsh: Terrie Waddell
Chandla: James Higgins
Stanbury: Quentin MacLaine
Additional Journalist: David Wilson
David Hall: Jack Heywood
Ted Jackson: John Allan
George Samson: Peter Byrne
Kate Woodman: Maureen Edwards
Colin McRae: Justin Gaffney
Alice Steel: Lynne Ruthven
Newsreader: Philip Holder
Boshoff: Peter Flett
Conrad Grey's Guest: Davini Malcolm
TV Panel Guest: Charles Dance
Reginald Scholes: James Condon
Justice Gallagher: James Taylor
Charlwood: Nick Tate
Gilroy: Mervyn Drake
Roff: Vincent Gil
Gilligan: Burt Cooper
Constable Morris: Mark Little
Lincoln: Tony Martin
Metcalfe: Bruce Venables
Plumb: Lawrence Held
Sgt Cock: Paul Young
Bomb Scare Policeman: Trevor Kent
Operation Ochre Policeman: Iain Murton
Beer Garden Policeman: Daryl Pellizzer
Greg Lowe: Bill McCluskey
Sally Lowe: Debra Lawrance
Chantelle Lowe: Sunday Rennie
Bill West: Warwick Moss
Judy West: Brenda Addie
Catherine West: Emma Crapper
Amy Whittaker: Caroline Gillmer
Mr Whittaker: Reg Gorman
Rosalie Whittaker: Kate Gorman
Nipper Winmatti: Steve Dodd
Murray Haby: David Bradshaw
Bobby Downs: Sally Cooper
Mr McCombe: Jeff Truman
Mrs McCombe: Marilynne Paspaley
Flo Wilkins: Patricia Thompson
Barber: Peter Corbett
Ininti Store Manageress: Jan Friedl
Soup Lady: Janette Kearns
Nuwe: Pintapinta
Barbara: Alice Nampitjimpa
Daisy: Yuyuya Nampitjimpa
Truckie: Roy Thompson
Pastor Kennaway: Don Reid
Jenny Richards: Susan Leith
President Cox: Alan Hopgood
Les Smith: Bruce Clarkson
Chief Minister: Bob Baines
Attorney General: Ian McFadyen
Sister: Maggie Millar
Prisoner Rhoda: Ruby Hunter
Pastor Olsen: Ronald Falk
Mrs Herron: Billie Hammerberg
Farmer: Don Bridges
Salesman: John Bishop
Factory Worker: George Harlem
TV Producer: Peter Tabor
TV Film Editor: David Paul Kirkpatrick
School Teacher: Mark Mitchell
Young Father: Glenn Robbins
Fruiterer: Robert Ratti
Butcher: Shane Gooch
Florist: Peter Mazaris
Dinner Party: Peter Tulloch
Lecturer: Paul Karo
Student: Andrew Maj
Tennis Lady: Gillian Norwood
Bowler: John Ford
Commuter: Marty Fields
Barrister: John Larking
Trendie: Beth Child
Actor: Ray Hare
Editor: Paula Ruzek
Executive: Rick Yacoubian
Searcher: Noel Ballantine
Onlooker Holding Torch: Rusty Berther
Northern Territory Police Officer: Mark Clarke
Journalist: Paul Dawber
TV Viewer: Barbara Jungwirth
Chief Minister's Aide: Jeremy Kewley
Court Official: Alex Porteous
Jenny Miller: Louise Siversen

Written by: John Bryson, Robert Caswell, Fred Schepisi

Director: Fred Schepisi

Production: Golan-Globus Productions, Cinema Verity, Warner Bros. Pictures, The Cannon Group

Release date: 11 Nov 1988

Box Office: $6,908,797
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