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The Last Tattoo
The Last Tattoo

The Last Tattoo

Not all wars are fought on the Battlefield.

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DramaCrime

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In 1943, U.S. marines are stationed near Wellington. One of them is murdered by the boss of the Hotel Workers Union, who is sitting pretty, exempt from military service and living it up on black market profits. Girls under the control of the union - of whom the victim's fiancee, Rose, is one - give sexual favours to the Americans, in return for information. The marine assigned to investigate the murder, tries to find Rose through a public health nurse who traces VD infections. However they discover there it more going on than they realized, involving a conspiracy amongst the Union, the government and the U.S. military.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

01 July 1994

Country

New Zealand

Cast

Tony Goldwyn

Tony Goldwyn

Captain Mike Starwood

Kerry Fox

Kerry Fox

Kelly Towne

Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

Colonel Conrad Dart

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

General Frank W. Zane

John Bach

John Bach

Austen Leech

Timothy Balme

Timothy Balme

Jim Mitchell

Tony Barry

Tony Barry

James Carroll

Peter Hambleton

Peter Hambleton

Peter Davis

Elizabeth Hawthorne

Elizabeth Hawthorne

Henrietta Simpson

Michelle Huirama

Michelle Huirama

Grace Raukawa

Desmond Kelly

Desmond Kelly

Monty McGurr

Martyn Sanderson

Martyn Sanderson

Ralph Simpson

Katie Wolfe

Katie Wolfe

Rose Mitchell

Donna Akersten

Donna Akersten

Mrs Monahan

Jed Brophy

Jed Brophy

Furlough Guard

Michael Robinson

Michael Robinson

Marine Guard #1

Brett Tompkins

Brett Tompkins

Marine Guard #2

Danielle Cormack

Danielle Cormack

Molly

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