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Bad Blood

Bad Blood

Sooner or later it runs to murder

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ThrillerDrama

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During World War 2, a farmer in New Zealand murders seven people. The police, along with local Maori trackers, hunt him in the bush country.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

12 November 1982

Country

New Zealand

Cast

Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

Stan Graham

Carol Burns

Carol Burns

Dorothy Graham

Denis Lill

Denis Lill

Ted Best

Donna Akersten

Donna Akersten

Doreen Bond

Martyn Sanderson

Martyn Sanderson

Les North

Marshall Napier

Marshall Napier

Trev Bond

Ken Blackburn

Ken Blackburn

Tommo Robson

John Bach

John Bach

Bert Cropp

Cliff Wood

Cliff Wood

Henry Growcott

David Copeland

David Copeland

George Lindsay

John Black

John Black

Greg Hutchison

Karl Bradley

Karl Bradley

Maxi Coulson

Greg Naughton

Greg Naughton

Anker Madsen

Alan Jervis Wilks

Alan Jervis Wilks

Ralph Frederic

Bruce Allpress

Bruce Allpress

Inspector Calwell

John Banas

John Banas

Macko Hager

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