The Custodian (1993)
- Directed by
- John Dingwall
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- M
- Rating
- 4.5 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A police officer investigates a group of corrupt cops that includes his own partner. He navigates a system full of betrayal and danger as he tries to expose the truth.
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What happens
The Custodian is a 1993 Australian mystery thriller film written and directed by John Dingwall in his last directorial effort. The film stars Anthony LaPaglia, Hugo Weaving, Barry Otto, and Dingwall's real life son Kelly Dingwall in his last feature film before he retired from acting in 1997. LaPaglia plays Det. Sgt. James Quinlan, a police officer who attempts to bring to justice a cabal of corrupt cops, which includes his partner, Det. Frank Church, played by Weaving. John Dingwall claims that he wrote around 16 drafts of the script. It received three Australian Film Institute nominations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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