Raw Deal

Raw Deal (1977)

In the 1870s, the colonial administrator hires bounty hunter Palmer and gun salesman Ben to wipe out an army of Irish Catholic revolutionaries in their stronghold. Palmer and Ben recruit three gun men to help them and their mission is successful but when they go to get their payment they are trapped by treacherous officials. Ben and Palmer must fight their way to safety.

Date of release
1977-02-04
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Western
Director
Russell Hagg

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 3

Raw Deal is a 1977 Australian western film directed by Russell Hagg made by the company responsible for the TV series Cash and Company and Tandarra.

Production

In April 1976 it was announced the film would be called Both Ends Against the Middle and MIke Preston would play a role, off the back of his guest appearance in Tandarra. Preston called the film "an Australian combination of The Magnificent Seven and The Dirty Dozen."

The movie was shot in Sunbury, Victoria and Mungo, New South Wales. Finance came from the Australian Film Commission, the Victorian government, the Seven network, GUO distributors and private investors.

According to Filmink "The film uses Western tropes, but it makes some attempt to adapt to Australia – the plot revolves around the sectarianism of the time, which was a much bigger issue here than in the USA. There's references to Guy Fawkes, and cricket."

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