Squizzy Taylor

Squizzy Taylor (1982)

The Larrikin, The Lover, The Legend!

This Australian crime drama chronicles the life of notorious, keen witted, acid tongued 1920s Melbourne gangster Squizzy Taylor. Wormy and diminutive, yet cunning and determined small-time hoodlum Squizzy Taylor rises to prominence and popularity in Melbourne, Australia in the 1920's. Squizzy romances brash moll Dolly and works for bookie Henry Stokes before branching out on his own while being hounded by the police and courted by the press the whole time.

Date of release
1982-07-07
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Crime, Drama, History
Director
Kevin James Dobson

Casting

Interesting facts

Squizzy Taylor is a 1982 Australian drama film based on the life of Melbourne gangster, Squizzy Taylor, directed by Kevin James Dobson and starring David Atkins, Jacki Weaver and Alan Cassell.

Production

Writer Roger Simpson had been researching the period since he helped adapt Power Without Glory (1976). The filmmakers also used research done by Nigel Buesst for his film on Squizzy Taylor.

The film was shot on location in Melbourne. Its critical and commercial response was limited.

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