| Uniform Title |
Killing of Angel St (Motion picture : 1981) |
| Title |
The killing of Angel St. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2011. |
| ©1981 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (95 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID2155. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1981. |
| Loosely based on the BLF (Builders Labourers Federation) green bans against development in inner Sydney city waterside suburbs. Briefly touches on the real life disappearance of Juanita Nielsen, an activist against mass development in Sydney in the late 1970s. |
| Special features: Audio commentary with director Donald Crombie and writer Michael Craig ; Picture gallery - On Angel Street ; Theatrical trailer. |
| "Jessica started out fighting for the street... She ended up fighting for her life!" --Cover |
| Credits |
Directed by Donald Crombie ; written by Michael Craig, Cecil Holmes, Evan Jones ; produced by Anthony Buckley. |
| Performers |
Liz Alexander, John Hargreaves, Reg Lye, David Downer. |
| Summary |
Jessica Simmonds returns home from London and is shocked to find the street in which she grew up being torn apart to make way for a high rise development. When her father, a vocal opponent of the developers, is killed in a fire in his home attributed to faulty wiring, Jessica takes up the cause of the local residents. Joining forces with Jeff Elliot, a union leader, they take the fight to the streets. But as Jessica probes more into the background of the Angel Street development she unearths a sinister connection between the development group, organised crime and, most disturbing, a conspiracy between the developer, the police and the highest level of government. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; PAL ; Region All ; aspect ratio widescreen 16:9, 1.77:1. |
| Language note |
English. No subtitles. |
| Subjects |
Environmental protection -- Citizen participation -- Australia -- Drama |
| Construction workers -- Labor unions -- Drama |
| Political corruption -- Australia -- Drama |
| Murder -- Drama |
| Organized crime -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Australia |
| Motion pictures, Australian |
| Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Drama |
| Genre |
Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
| Historical films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Crombie, Donald, 1942- director |
| Buckley, Anthony, 1937- producer. |
| Craig, Michael screenwriter. |
| Holmes, Cecil screenwriter. |
| Evan Jones, Evan screenwriter. |
| Alexander, Liz actor. |
| Hargreaves, John, 1945-1996 actor. |
| Lye, Reg actor. |
| Downer, David, 1948- actor. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Alexander, Liz .
- Buckley, Anthony, 1937- .
- Craig, Michael .
- Crombie, Donald, 1942- .
- Downer, David, 1948- .
- Evan Jones, Evan .
- Hargreaves, John, 1945-1996 .
- Holmes, Cecil .
- Lye, Reg .
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