Drama ·Crime · Australia · 1994 · 1h 49m

The Custodian

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Director
John Dingwall
Cast
Anthony LaPaglia as James Quinlan Hugo Weaving as Frank Church Barry Otto as Brian Ferguson Kelly Dingwall as Tony Reynolds Essie Davis as Jilly Małgorzata Dobrowolska as Josie
Crew
Michael Honey — Editor John Dingwall — Writer Adrienne Read — Producer Philip Warner — Production Design Terry Ryan — Costume Design
Tagline

He lies, he cheats, he bends the rules, he's the last of the honest cops, he is The Custodian

Synopsis

Detective James Quinlan has left his alcoholic wife, sprouting a bloom of insecurity, anger and self-motivation within him to expose the corrupt police force that surrounds him. He abandons his straight life to join his partner Detective Church in order to get on the inside of the circle of double-agents. He secretly sides with a reporter and an Internal Affairs lawyer to expose them to the press.

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Mood & Themes
sydney, australiaundercovercoffee shopinternal affairspolice corruptionrape and murdertv reporterdisguised voicepolice raidmarital separationfaxnsw police
Key Collaborators
John Dingwall Director Michael Honey Editor John Dingwall Writer Adrienne Read Producer Philip Warner Production Design Terry Ryan Costume Design
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