
Hoodwink
“Hoodwink” draws inspiration from the real-life tale of an Australian swindler who managed to captivate the media, even if he didn’t fool the authorities. The film features John Hargreaves as a convict in a New South Wales prison. Unenthusiastic about the hard labor expected of inmates, he devises a clever scheme to avoid it. By feigning complete blindness, Hargreaves successfully reduces his workload and maintains the ruse for several years.
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Director: Claude Whatham
Actors: Colin Friels, Dennis Miller, Geoffrey Rush, John Hargreaves, Judy Davis, Kim Deacon, Max Cullen, Paul Chubb, Wendy Hughes, Wendy Strehlow
Country: Australia
Company: CB Films, Faywin Investments, New South Wales Film Corporation