The Custodian
1993 Australian film by John Dingwall
- 16 September 1993 (1993-09-16) (Australia)
The Custodian is a 1993 Australian mystery thriller film written and directed by John Dingwall in his last directorial effort during a lifetime before his death on 3 May 2004. The film stars Anthony LaPaglia, Hugo Weaving, Barry Otto, and Dingwall's real life son Kelly Dingwall in his last feature film before he stopped from acting in 1997. LaPaglia plays Det. Sgt. James Quinlan, a police officer who attempts to bring his corrupt partner Det. Frank Church, played by Weaving, to justice.
John Dingwall claims that he wrote around 16 drafts of the script.[1]
It received three Australian Film Institute nominations.
Plot
Detective James Quinlan has left his alcoholic wife, sprouting a bloom of insecurity, anger and self-motivation within him to expose the corrupt police force that surrounds him. He abandons his straight life to join his partner Detective Church in order to get on the inside of the circle of double-agents. He secretly sides with a reporter and an Internal Affairs lawyer to expose them to the press.
Cast
- Anthony LaPaglia as Detective Sgt. James Quinlan
- Hugo Weaving as Detective Frank Church
- Barry Otto as Brian Ferguson
- Kelly Dingwall as Tony Reynolds
- Essie Davis as Jilly
- Gosia Dobrowolska as Josie
- Skye Wansey as Claire Ferguson
- Khristina Totos (credited as Christina Totos) as Pixie Church
- Naomi Watts as Louise
- Joy Smithers as Helen Quinlan
- Bill Hunter as Managing Director
- Tim McKenzie as Beeston
- Norman Kaye as Judge
- Steven Grives as Brennan
- Bogdan Koca as Psychologist
- Russell Newman as Police Commissioner
- Andrew Sharp as Ross Delhunty
- Andrew S. Gilbert as Cameraman
- Wayne Pygram as Detective Massey
- Bob Baines as Detective Inspector Blewitt
- Kee Chan as Chief Executive
- Shane McNamara as Antonavitch
References
- ^ Andrew L Urban, "John Dingwall: The Custodian", Cinema Papers, October 1993 pp. 22–26
External links
- The Custodian at IMDb
- The Custodian at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Custodian at Oz Movies
- The Custodian is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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