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The Custodian Details

1993

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Dogwatch A cop who holds little regard for the low-life of New York, witnesses his partner's death in a bar. He shoots the assailant dead, only to discover that it's another cop. In a panic he dumps the body in the river... The Custodian A tough Australian police thriller in which an honest cop poses as a 'sacrificial lamb' .. Read more

Starring	Anthony La Paglia, Hugo Weaving, Barry Otto, Kelly Dingwall
Director	John Dingwall
Genres	Thriller

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The Custodian

Starring	Anthony La Paglia, Hugo Weaving, Barry Otto, Kelly Dingwall, Bill Hunter, Gosia Dobrowolska, Naomi Watts, Essie Davis
Director	John Dingwall
Studio	HOLLYWOOD DVD LTD
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 45 mins
Certificate
Genres	Thriller
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1993 To Rent: DVD: 29 Aug 2002

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- Quinlan (LaPaglia) is a cop on the verge of a nervous breakdown. He is separating from his drunken wife, who hates that... read more on Time Out
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  La Paglia wasted.
  
  With an opening scene showing giving La Paglia the chance to show how good he is at portraying deep, emotionally battered characters I had high hopes for this ... read more »
  
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  Good Bad Cops Film - Shame About the Sound
  
  In which La Paglia tries to sort out the endemic corruption in the Sydney police force. It's not made easy for him, or us come to that, in that you can'... read more »
  
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  could do better
  
  A curiously slow film, not helped by a couple of sub plots - including both of La Paglia's women - which contribute very little to the main story. La ... read more »
  
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  - 13 Feb 2007 at 14:59
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  OK FILM
  
  GOOD ACTING BUT POOR SCRIPT. ONLY REASON FOR 3 STARS LEAD ACTORS PERFORMANCE...
  
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  Dogwatch A cop who holds little regard for the low-life of New York, witnesses his partner's death in a bar. He shoots the assailant dead, only to discover that it's another cop. In a panic he dumps the body in the river... The Custodian A tough Australian police thriller in which an ...