Came a Hot Friday

Came a Hot Friday

6.5

Oct 04 1985

2h 41m

Drama, Comedy

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.

Peter Bland

Peter Bland

Wes Pennington

Phillip Gordon

Phillip Gordon

Cyril Kidman

Michael Lawrence

Michael Lawrence

Don Jackson

Billy T. James

Billy T. James

The Tainuia Kid

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