A State of Siege
1978 | 50m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Vincent Ward |
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| Writer: | Vincent Ward, Janet Frame, Timothy White |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 01, 1978 |
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| Director: | Vincent Ward |
| Writer: | Vincent Ward, Janet Frame, Timothy White |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | University of Canterbury, School of Fine Arts |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 24, 2026 Entered: Jun 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Anne Flannery | Malfred Signal |
| Peggy Walker | |
| John Bullock | Bus Driver |
| Peter McCauley | Fiance |
| Maime White | |
| Dorothy McKegg | |
| Jennifer Khan |
| Name | Job |
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| Vincent Ward | Writer, Director |
| Janet Frame | Novel |
| Timothy White | Writer |
| John Cousins | Original Music Composer |
| Alun Bollinger | Director of Photography |
| Chris King | Editor |
| Gwen Kaiser | Costume Design |
| Malcolm Moore | Sound |
| Don Reynolds | Sound |
| Mike Rathbone | Additional Photography |
| Geoff Murphy | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Timothy White | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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