Black and White

One man's conviction divided a nation.

Duration: 99 min

Release date: 2002-10-31

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Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illiterate Aborigine, Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the killing. With a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics, the skills of his two gifted but naïve defense lawyers are put to the test.

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as David O'Sullivan

as Roderic Chamberlain

as Helen Devaney

as Father Tom Dixon

as Rupert Murdoch

David Ngoombujarra

David Ngoombujarra

as Young Max Stuart

as Old Max Stuart

Rhys McConnochie

Rhys McConnochie

as Justice Abbott

as Thomas Playford

as Rohan Rivett

as Det Sgt Turner

as Constable Jones

as Policeman #1

as Policeman #2

Frank Gallacher

Frank Gallacher

as Justice Reed

as Chief Justice Napier

as Justice Windeyer

Heather Mitchell

Heather Mitchell

as Roma Chamberlain

as Det-Sgt Karskens

Petru Gheorghiu

Petru Gheorghiu

as Dr. Strehlow

Penne Hackforth-Jones

Penne Hackforth-Jones

Marshall Napier

Marshall Napier

as Prison Warder

Josephine Byrnes

Josephine Byrnes

as Norman Geiseman

as Viscount Simonds

as Girl at Cinema

Donald MacDonald

Donald MacDonald

as Ceduna Magistrate

as Govt. Prosecutor

as Policeman #3

as Policeman #4

as Playford's Assistant

as Clerk of Arraigns

Wojciech Pisarek

Wojciech Pisarek

as Yugoslav Drunk

John Leigh Gray

John Leigh Gray

as Jury Foreman

as Clerk of Courts

as Juror (uncredited)

as Court Attendance (uncredited)

as Dr. Thompson (uncredited)

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Murray Picknett

Murray Picknett

Production Design

Geoffrey Simpson

Geoffrey Simpson

Director of Photography

Cezary Skubiszewski

Cezary Skubiszewski

Original Music Composer

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