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Dalmas

Dalmas

Genres

Drama

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Bert Deling's surreal, button-pushing and hallucinogenic paean to the emerging possibilities of avant-garde and homemade filmmaking. Telling the tale of a violent ex-cop searching for the man who killed his partner, the film takes an unexpected turn when he encounters drug lord Plastic Man and a tribe of LSD enthusiasts. What follows is both literal and metaphorical mayhem as the boundaries of the film start collapsing and our idea of what's real is pushed to its very limits.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

15 November 1973

Country

Australia

Cast

Peter Whittle

Peter Whittle

Dalmas

Peter Cummins

Peter Cummins

Plastic Man

Max Gillies

Max Gillies

Rojack

John Duigan

John Duigan

Film Director

Roger Ward

Roger Ward

Policeman

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