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Came a Hot Friday(1985)
Status: Released
Date: 1985-10-04
65%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 41m
Overview:
Set in post-war (1949) rural New Zealand, this film traces the efforts of two con men to run a betting scam in a small town (Tainuea) already rife with illegal gambling corruption, and eccentricity.
Languages: English.
Countries:
New Zealand
ProductionCompanies:
New Zealand National Film Unit
Shaker Run Productions
Movie: Came a Hot Friday
Top 7 Billed Cast
Peter Bland
Wes Pennington
Michael Lawrence
Don Jackson
Marshall Napier
Sel Bishop
Marise Wipani
Esmerelda
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