Black and White

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Directed by Craig Lahiff, Black and White is a story about bigotry, social injustice, and a real-life murder trial that made Australian headlines in the late '50s. On a December afternoon in 1958, the body of a nine-year-old white girl is discovered in a cave off the coast of Southern Australia. Detective Paul Turner Roy Billing quickly arrests a half-aboriginal fair-worker named Max Stuart David Ngoombujarra, who signs a confession. However, being that Max is illiterate, the legitimacy of the confession is ...
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Overview

Directed by Craig Lahiff, Black and White is a story about bigotry, social injustice, and a real-life murder trial that made Australian headlines in the late '50s. On a December afternoon in 1958, the body of a nine-year-old white girl is discovered in a cave off the coast of Southern Australia. Detective Paul Turner Roy Billing quickly arrests a half-aboriginal fair-worker named Max Stuart David Ngoombujarra, who signs a confession. However, being that Max is illiterate, the legitimacy of the confession is contested by his legal aid representatives, David O'Sullivan Robert Carlyle and Helen Devaney Kerry Fox. Despite the questionable confession, Max is found guilty by the all-white, all-male jury, and sentenced to be hanged. O'Sullivan lodges a series of appeals, but no conclusive evidence of Max's guilt or innocence has been found to this day. ~ Tracie Cooper
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Special Features

Closed Caption; Digital transfer enhanced for 16:9 televisions; Interview with the real Max Stuart/Theatrical trailers; Liner notes by Kenneth Inglis, Australian historian; Englsih Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/18/2005
  • UPC: 037429210628
  • Original Release: 2002

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  • Source: Homevision
  • Region Code: 1
  • Time: 1:41:00
  • Format: DVD

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Robert Carlyle David O'Sullivan
Charles Dance Roderic Chamberlain
Kerry Fox Helen Devaney
Colin Friels Father Tom Dixon
Ben Mendelsohn Rupert Murdoch
David Ngoombujarra Max Stuart
Roy Billing Det. Sgt. Paul Turner
John Gregg Rohan Rivett
Bille Brown Premier Thomas Playford
Chris Haywood Det. Sgt. Karskens
Gary Waddell Constable Jones
Heather Mitchell Roma Chamberlain
Frank Gallacher
Rhys McConnochie
Vincent Ball
Peter Whitford
Peter Carroll
Petre Gheorghiu
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Technical Credits
Craig Lahiff Director
Bob Donaldson Asst. Director
Sarah Gilligan Art Director
Christine King Casting
Helen Leake Producer
Toivo Lember Sound/Sound Designer
Annie Marshall Costumes/Costume Designer
Louis Nowra Screenwriter
Murray Picknett Production Designer
Nik Powell Producer
Geoffrey Simpson Cinematographer
Cezary Skubiszewski Score Composer
Lee Smith Editor
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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Black and White
1. We Found Her [3:21]
2. White Lawyer [9:28]
3. They Beat It Out of Him [12:30]
4. Max Stuart on the Stand [6:06]
5. Grounds for Appeal [9:53]
6. High Court [5:03]
7. The Scandal Rag [8:40]
8. Privy Council [8:22]
9. Seditious Libel [3:41]
10. "What Really Happened" [11:14]
11. The Final Appeal [10:39]
12. Closing Statements [9:39]
13. End Credits [2:49]
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Menu

Disc #1 -- Black and White
   Play Movie
   Chapters
   Max Stuart Interview
   Trailers
      Play All
      Home of the Brave
      Deadline
      Black and White
   Subtitles
      Subtitles: On
      Subtitles: Off
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