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Hoodwink

Hoodwink

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 5, 1981

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Crime, Drama, Romance

User Score

44%

Original Title

Hoodwink

Production Companies

New South Wales Film Corp., CB Films

Director

Claude Whatham

Description

Hoodwink is based on the true story of an Australian con artist who briefly won the hearts of the media (if not the authorities). John Hargreaves stars as a criminal serving time in a New South Wales prison. He's not partial to the physical labor required of the convicts, so he hits upon a labor-saving plan. Hargreaves pretends to be totally blind, thus lightening his work load....and carries off the hoax for years.