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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Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle
as David O'Sullivan
Charles Dance
Charles Dance
as Roderic Chamberlain
Kerry Fox
Kerry Fox
as Helen Devaney
Colin Friels
Colin Friels
as Father Tom Dixon
Ben Mendelsohn
Ben Mendelsohn
as Rupert Murdoch
David Ngoombujarra
David Ngoombujarra
as Young Max Stuart
Max Stuart
Max Stuart
as Old Max Stuart
Rhys McConnochie
Rhys McConnochie
as Justice Abbott
Bille Brown
Bille Brown
as Thomas Playford
John Gregg
John Gregg
as Rohan Rivett
Roy Billing
Roy Billing
as Det Sgt Turner
Gary Waddell
Gary Waddell
as Constable Jones
Patrick Duggin
Patrick Duggin
as Policeman #1
Andrew Martin
Andrew Martin
as Policeman #2
Frank Gallacher
Frank Gallacher
as Justice Reed
Vincent Ball
Vincent Ball
as Chief Justice Napier
Peter Whitford
Peter Whitford
as Justice Windeyer
Heather Mitchell
Heather Mitchell
as Roma Chamberlain
Chris Haywood
Chris Haywood
as Det-Sgt Karskens
Paul Sonkkila
Paul Sonkkila
as Bishop
Petru Gheorghiu
Petru Gheorghiu
as Dr. Strehlow
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Penne Hackforth-Jones
as Mrs. Aston
Marshall Napier
Marshall Napier
as Prison Warder
Josephine Byrnes
Josephine Byrnes
as Barmaid
Andy Anderson
Andy Anderson
as Norman Geiseman
Tim Robertson
Tim Robertson
as Mr. King
Peter Carroll
Peter Carroll
as Viscount Simonds
Tony Mack
Tony Mack
as Mr. Aston
Lisa Flanagan
Lisa Flanagan
as Girl at Cinema
Donald MacDonald
Donald MacDonald
as Lord Tucker
Nick Readman
Nick Readman
as Alan Moir
Edmund Pegge
Edmund Pegge
as Dawson
Scott Harrison
Scott Harrison
as Ed Montale
Don Barker
Don Barker
as Ceduna Magistrate
Edwin Hodgeman
Edwin Hodgeman
as Govt. Prosecutor
Briah Victory
Briah Victory
as Mary Hattam
Bernard Hull
Bernard Hull
as Policeman #3
Dylan Lloyd
Dylan Lloyd
as Policeman #4
Phillip Lowe
Phillip Lowe
as Playford's Assistant
Roger Newcombe
Roger Newcombe
as Clerk of Arraigns
Colleen Cross
Colleen Cross
as Air Hostess
Wojciech Pisarek
Wojciech Pisarek
as Yugoslav Drunk
Paul Simpson
Paul Simpson
as Paul Spry
John Leigh Gray
John Leigh Gray
as Jury Foreman
Chris Duncan
Chris Duncan
as Clerk of Courts
David Buchanan
David Buchanan
as Juror (uncredited)
Chris Koch
Chris Koch
as Court Attendance (uncredited)
Susan Lyons
Susan Lyons
as Dr. Thompson (uncredited)
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