New Zealand / Apr 01, 1978
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Malfred Signal leaves her life of stifling gentility as an art teacher in a South Island private girls' school and decides to live out her dream – painting alone in the remote North. One terrifying night, beset by a prowler, but confronting only her own image at every step, she relives her past.
Main cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | A State of Siege |
| Original language | EN |
| Production countries | New Zealand |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | University of Canterbury, School of Fine Arts |
| Release date | 1 aprile 1978 |
| Production | Timothy White |
| Writer | Janet Frame, Timothy White, Vincent Ward |
| Editing | Chris King |
| Cinematography | Alun Bollinger, Mike Rathbone |
| Assistant directors | Geoff Murphy, Vincent Ward |
| Camera operators | Alun Bollinger, Mike Rathbone |
| Additional photography | Mike Rathbone, Alun Bollinger |
| Music | John Cousins, Malcolm Moore, Don Reynolds |
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| Sound | John Cousins, Malcolm Moore, Don Reynolds |
| Costume design | Gwen Kaiser |
| Makeup | Gwen Kaiser |
| Hairstyling | Gwen Kaiser |
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