Drama · New Zealand · 1978 · 50m

A State of Siege

Director

Cast

Anne Flannery as Malfred Signal Peggy Walker as John Bullock as Bus Driver Peter McCauley as Fiance Maime White as Dorothy McKegg as

Crew

Alun Bollinger — Director of Photography Chris King — Editor John Cousins — Original Music Composer Timothy White — Writer Vincent Ward — Writer Janet Frame — Novel

Synopsis

Malfred Signal leaves her life of stifling gentility as an art teacher in a South Island private girls' school and decides to live out her dream – painting alone in the remote North. One terrifying night, beset by a prowler, but confronting only her own image at every step, she relives her past.

Key Collaborators

Vincent Ward Director Alun Bollinger Director of Photography Chris King Editor John Cousins Original Music Composer Timothy White Writer Vincent Ward Writer Janet Frame Novel Timothy White Producer Gwen Kaiser Costume Design

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