A Cry in the Dark
1988 · 2 hr
PG-136.994%74%68%
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain. During a camping trip to Ayers Rock in outback Australia, she claimed that she witnessed a dingo stealing her baby daughter, Azaria, from the family tent. Azaria's body was never found. Police noted some apparent inconsistencies in her story, and she was charged with murder. The case attracted a lot of attention, turning an investigation into a media circus, with the public divided in their opinions.
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Directed By
Fred SchepisiWritten By
Fred Schepisi, Robert Caswell, John BrysonStudio
Golan-Globus Productions, Cinema Verity, Warner Bros. Pictures, Cannon GroupCast of A Cry in the Dark
Meryl StreepLindy Chamberlain
Sam NeillMichael Chamberlain
Dale ReevesAidan, 6 years
David HoflinAidan, 8 years
Jason ReasonAidan, 11 years
Michael WetterReagan, 4 years
Kane BartonReagan, 6 years
Trent RobertsReagan, 9 years
Jane CokerKahlia, newborn
Rae-Leigh HensonKahlia, 18 months
Nicolette MinsterKahlia, 4 years
Debra LawranceSally Lowe
John HowardLyle Morris
Pat ThomsonSandra Kambouris
Dorothy AlisonAvis Murchison
Brian JamesCliff Murchison
Maurie FieldsBarritt
Peter HoskingMackney
Matthew BarkerO'Loughlin
Bruce KilpatrickPeter Dean
Charles TingwellMuirhead
Bruce MylesBarker
Neil FitzpatrickPhillips
Dennis MillerSturgess
Lewis Fitz-GeraldTipple
Brendan HigginsKirkham
Ian SwanCavanagh
Sandy GoreJoy Kuhl
Kevin MilesProfessor Cameron
Edgar MetcalfeDr Brown
Gary FilesProfessor Chaikin
Peter AanensenSims
Jon FinlaysonProfessor Boettcher
David RavenswoodProfessor Nairn
Eve GodlyThe Jury
Reg EvansJury Foreman
James WrightThe Jury
Luciano CatenacciThe Jury
Bill JohnstonThe Jury
Robin DeneThe Jury
Geoffrey O'ConnellThe Jury
Michael CroftThe Jury
George ViskichThe Jury
Merrin CanningThe Jury
Valma PrattThe Jury
Jim HoltJohn Eldridge
Tim RobertsonWallace
Patsy StephenAnne Houghton
Ian GilmourJohn Buckland
Peter SardiDe Luca
Bill GarnerMark Furnell
Marion McKenzieMonya Chatfield
Johnny QuinnFrank Kennedy
Deborra-Lee FurnessMagazine Reporter
Chuck FaulknerConrad Grey
Terrie WaddellMary Walsh
Quentin MacLaineStanbury
Greta MendozaJournalist
Vincent VaccariJournalist
Abbe HolmesJournalist
David WilsonJournalist
John HeywoodDavid Hall
John AllanTed Jackson
Peter ByrneGeorge Samson
Maureen EdwardsKate Woodman
Justin GaffneyColin McRae
Lynne RuthvenAlice Steel
Bruce CarterNewsreader
Peter FlettBoshoff
Davini MalcolmGrey's Guest
James CondonReginald Scholes
James TaylorJustice Gallagher
Mike PersonNewsreader
Philip HolderNewsreader
Nick TateCharlwood
Mervyn DrakeGilroy
Vincent GilRoff
Burt CooperGolligan
Mark LittleConstable Morris
Tony MartinLincoln
Bruce VenablesMetcalfe
Lawrence HeldPlumb
Paul YoungSergeant Cocks
Bill McCluskeyGreg Lowe
Sunday RennieChantelle Lowe
Warwick MossBill West
Brenda AddieJudy West
Emma CrapperCatherine West
Caroline GillmerAmy Whittaker
Reg GormanMr Whittaker
Kate GormanRosalie Whittaker
Steve DoddNipper Winmatti
David BradshawMurray Haby
Sally CooperBobby Downs
Jeff TrumanMr McCombe
Marilynne PaspaleyMrs McCombe
PintapintaNuwe
Alice NampitjimpaBarbara
Yuyuya NampitjimpaDaisy
Don ReidPastor Kennaway
Susan LeithJenny Richards
Alan HopgoodPresident Cox
Bruce ClarksonLes Smith
Bob BainesChief Minister
Ian McFadyenAttorney General
Maggie MillarSister
Ruby HunterPrisoner Rhoda
Ron FalkPastor Olsen
Billie HammerbergMrs Herron
Don BridgesFarmer
James HigginsChandla
Frankie J. HoldenLeslie Thompson
Roderick WilliamsLes Harris
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