---
title: 'Hoodwink (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Claude Whatham'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hoodwink-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082526/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hoodwink (1981)

1981 · 89 min · Thriller · Australia


## Synopsis

Hoodwink is a 1981 Australian thriller film directed by Claude Whatham and written by Ken Quinnell. It stars John Hargreaves and Judy Davis with Geoffrey Rush in his feature film debut. The film is based on the true story of a well-publicised Australian con artist. It was nominated for eight Australian Film Institute Awards, with Davis winning the Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Claude Whatham](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-whatham)
- **Screenplay:** [Ken Quinnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-quinnell)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cameron Allan](https://cinepixo.com/people/cameron-allan)
- **Producer:** [Pom Oliver](https://cinepixo.com/people/pom-oliver)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dean Semler](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-semler)

## Cast

- [Dennis Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-miller-2)
- [Michael Caton](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-caton)
- [John Hargreaves](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hargreaves)
- [Dagmar Bláhová](https://cinepixo.com/people/dagmar-blahova)
- [Wendy Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendy-hughes)
- [Judy Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/judy-davis)
- [Geoffrey Rush](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-rush)
- [Colin Friels](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-friels)

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