The Killing of Angel Street (1981)

Director:

Donald Crombie

Writers:

Michael Craig (screenplay)
Michael Craig (story)

Release Date:

1 October 1981 (Australia)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

Jessica started out fighting for the street. She ended up fighting for her life. [Australia Theatrical]

Plot Keywords:

Sergeant | Political | Independent Film

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Elizabeth Alexander	...	Jessica
John Hargreaves	...	Elliott
Reg Lye	...	Riley
David Downer	...	Alan
Caz Lederman	...	Nancy
Alexander Archdale	...	B.C. Simmonds
Allen Bickford	...	Collins
Gordon McDougall	...	Sir Arthur Wadham
Ric Herbert	...	Ben
Pnina Bloch	...	Zoe
John Stone	...	Mr. Benson
Arkie Whiteley	...	Tina Benson
Norman Kaye	...	Mander
Peter De Salis	...	Melville
David Waters	...	Ric James

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Forest Home Films

Trivia:

Julie Christie was originally considered for the role of Jessica and agreed to take the part, but due to script delays and funding problems she later opted out

Goofs:

Continuity: After Jessica returns from the police station after being falsely arrested, there is a scene between her and Elliot where she is explaining to him what happened to her. The scene takes place on the shore of Sydney Harbour and there is a ship being painted in the background. The scene is only two or three minutes long but the significant progress made by the painters on the ship is clearly visible and betrays the actual length it took to film the scene.

Aussie Thriller based on true story

Great aussie thriller though hard to find now on video to hire or buy and not been screened on aussie tv for some time now. Based on a true story surrounding the dissapearance of juanita nielson,this movie shot in and around sydney received mixed reviews despite the talented cast led perfectly by the gorgeous elizabeth alexander.This movie is worth watching over and over again just to look at elizabeth.A truely talented Australian actress whose talents seemed to be wasted and never reached the success her acting talents deserved. For those who like aussie movies this is a must and proves aussie filmmakers were turning out high quality dramas/thrillers long before the likes of "muriel's wedding" and "prescilla queen of the dessert"(2 fine aussie comedies)were even thought of. Ending of this movie was a little dissapointing but is thought provoking as it leaves the viewer with many unawnsered questions on the real dissapearance of juanita nielson. I rate this an 8 out of 10.