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| Director: | John Reid | 
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| Writer: | Keith Aberdein | 
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| In 1943, U.S. marines are stationed near Wellington. One of them is murdered by the boss of the Hotel Workers Union, who is sitting pretty, exempt from military service and living it up on black market profits. Girls under the control of the union - of whom the victim's fiancee, Rose, is one - give sexual favours to the Americans, in return for information. The marine assigned to investigate the murder, tries to find Rose through a public health nurse who traces VD infections. However they discover there it more going on than they realized, involving a conspiracy amongst the Union, the government and the U.S. military. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 01, 1994 | 
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| Director: | John Reid | 
| Writer: | Keith Aberdein | 
| Genres: | Drama, Crime | 
| Keywords | brothel, world war ii, murder, political corruption, neo-noir | 
| Production Companies | Capella International, Plumb Productions Ltd. | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| Tony Goldwyn | Captain Mike Starwood | 
| Kerry Fox | Kelly Towne | 
| Robert Loggia | Colonel Conrad Dart | 
| Rod Steiger | General Frank W. Zane | 
| John Bach | Austen Leech | 
| Timothy Balme | Jim Mitchell | 
| Tony Barry | James Carroll | 
| Peter Hambleton | Peter Davis | 
| Elizabeth Hawthorne | Henrietta Simpson | 
| Michelle Huirama | Grace Raukawa | 
| Desmond Kelly | Monty McGurr | 
| Martyn Sanderson | Ralph Simpson | 
| Katie Wolfe | Rose Mitchell | 
| Donna Akersten | Mrs Monahan | 
| Jed Brophy | Furlough Guard | 
| Michael Robinson | Marine Guard #1 | 
| Brett Tompkins | Marine Guard #2 | 
| Danielle Cormack | Molly | 
| Name | Job | 
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| John Reid | Director | 
| Keith Aberdein | Screenplay | 
| John Blick | Director of Photography | 
| Ron Highfield | Production Design | 
| Joe Bleakley | Art Direction | 
| Rob Outterside | Art Direction, Editor | 
| Barbara Darragh | Costume Design | 
| John Charles | Original Music Composer | 
| Stuart Freeman | First Assistant Director | 
| Charlie Haskell | Second Assistant Director | 
| Brita McVeigh | Third Assistant Director | 
| Dave Norris | First Assistant Director | 
| Richard Bluck | Camera Operator | 
| Darrin Keough | First Assistant Camera | 
| Rebecca Steele | Clapper Loader | 
| Vivian Zink | Still Photographer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Neville Carson | Producer | 
| Bill Gavin | Producer | 
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