Hoodwink

Hoodwink (1981)

It's Australia's greatest con...but can he bluff them all?

Hoodwink is based on the true story of an Australian con artist who briefly won the hearts of the media (if not the authorities). John Hargreaves stars as a criminal serving time in a New South Wales prison. He's not partial to the physical labor required of the convicts, so he hits upon a labor-saving plan. Hargreaves pretends to be totally blind, thus lightening his work load....and carries off the hoax for years.

Date of release
1981-11-05
TMDB
4.9 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Romance
Director
Claude Whatham

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Australia
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 8. Including: AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Hoodwink is a 1981 Australian thriller film directed by Claude Whatham and written by Ken Quinnell. It stars John Hargreaves and Judy Davis with Geoffrey Rush in his feature film debut. The film is based on the true story of a well-publicised Australian con artist. It was nominated for eight Australian Film Institute Awards, with Davis winning the Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

Production

The film is based on the true story of Carl Synnerdahl, a convict who posed as a blind man to get a lighter sentence and had been forced to keep up the deception. He told his story to literary agent Rosemary Cresswell, who was doing some work for the Department of Corrective Services, who in turn told the story to producer Errol Sullivan.

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