Film

Hoodwink

1981 · 1h 29m · Crime · Drama · Romance

It's Australia's greatest con...but can he bluff them all?

IMDb

6.1

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.

John Hargreaves

Martin Stang

Judy Davis

Sarah

Paul Chubb

Max Cullen

Wendy Strehlow

Wendy Hughes

Colin Friels

Geoffrey Rush

Kim Deacon

Dennis Miller

Les Foxcroft

Michael Caton

Ralph Cotterill

Brian McDermott

Paul Sonkkila

Willie Fennell

• Claude WhathamDirector
• Ken QuinnellWriter
• Pom OliverProducer
• Errol SullivanProducer
• Dean SemlerDirector of Photography
• Cameron AllanOriginal Music Composer
• Nicholas BeaumanEditor

Release date

November 5, 1981

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Crime, Drama, Romance

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