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Evil Angels is a 1988 biographical drama film directed and written by Fred Schepisi. The movie stars Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Bud Tingwell, and Lewis Fitz-Gerald. It was produced by Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus, and Verity Lambert, with Yoram Globus serving as executive producer. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and features music by composer Bruce Smeaton.
The narrative focuses on the death of Azaria Chamberlain and is set in Australia. Filming took place in Australia, and the original language is English. The production involved companies including Golan-Globus Productions, Cinema Verity, Warner Bros. Pictures, and The Cannon Group. The runtime is 120 minutes, and the film received a PG-13 rating.
Evil Angels has received various awards and nominations. It won the AACTA Award for Best Film, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role, and Best Direction. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and additional AACTA Awards. The film holds a review score of 6.8/10 and 94%, with an IMDb rating of 6.9.
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6.8Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in central Australia, claimed she witnessed a dingo take her baby daughter, Azaria, from their tent. Azaria's body was never found and, after investigations and two public inquests, she is charged with murder.
Cast
- Meryl Streep as Lindy Chamberlain
- Sam Neill as Michael Chamberlain
- David Hoflin as Aidan, 8 years
- John Howard as Lyle Morris
- Debra Lawrance as Sally Lowe
- Pat Thomson as Sandra Kambouris
Themes
- australia
- nightmare
- court case
- camping
- innocence
- campsite
- baby-snatching
- based on true story
- trial
- grief
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
11,843 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 13 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- trial film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- death of Azaria Chamberlain
- Director
- Fred Schepisi
- Cast member
- Bruce Myles
- Composer
- Bruce Smeaton
- Producer
- Verity Lambert
- Cinematographer
- Ian Baker
- Narrative location
- Australia
- Filming location
- Australia
- Duration
- 121
- FilmAffinity ID
- 225838
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- title
- Evil Angels
- executive producer
- Yoram Globus
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- review score
- 94%
- box office
- 3006964
- publication date
- 1990-02-09
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