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Craig Lahiff Craig Lahiff i(A70683 works by)
Born: Established: 23 Apr 1947 Somerton Park, Holdfast Bay area, Adelaide - South West, Adelaide, South Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 2 Feb 2014
Gender: Male
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1 6 form y separately published work icon Swerve Craig Lahiff , ( dir. Craig Lahiff ) Australia : Duo Art Productions , 2011 Z1789547 2011 single work film/TV crime 'Driving cross-country to a job interview, Colin plays it safe when he has car problems and takes a short cut to a one horse town. But as luck would have it, he comes across a fatal road accident. One of the drivers, Jina, is shaken, the other dead and beside him, a briefcase full of money. When Colin resists temptation and does the right thing, turning it into the local cop, his good deed causes a series of fateful events to unfold.' (Source: Film website)
1 9 form y separately published work icon Black and White Louis Nowra , ( dir. Craig Lahiff ) South Australia United Kingdom (UK) : Scala Productions Duo Art Productions , 2002 6312211 2002 single work film/TV crime mystery historical fiction

'BLACK AND WHITE is based on a 1959 real-life trial in Adelaide, Australia, that went as far as the Privy Council in England. This film is a compelling drama about two young lawyers embarking on a battle for natural justice which has far reaching consequences both for themselves and Australian society.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 7/8/2013)
1 3 form y separately published work icon Heaven's Burning Louis Nowra , ( dir. Craig Lahiff ) Australia : Duo Art Productions , 1997 Z1322673 1997 single work film/TV

Colin, the getaway driver in a bungled robbery, manages to leave the scene with cash and an unhappy Japanese honeymooner who has faked her own kidnapping. They are subsequently pursued by detectives, a bunch of hoods, and a crazed Japanese husband.
1 form y separately published work icon Ebbtide Peter Goldsworthy , Bob Ellis , ( dir. Craig Lahiff ) Australia : Genesis Films , 1994 6200558 1994 single work film/TV crime thriller

A lawyer becomes involved with a murder suspect.
1 form y separately published work icon Strangers John Cameron Emery , ( dir. Craig Lahiff ) South Australia : Genesis Films , 1991 6311809 1991 single work film/TV crime thriller mystery

'Gary Young has his share of problems with women. His ex-wife is threatening his financial well-being in a bitter divorce settlement and his relationship with his girlfriend is suffering irrevocable damage. Then Gary meets Anna. She's attractive, exotic and outrageous. The chance encounter erupts into a brief affair. When Gary's ex-wife is found murdered he becomes ensnared in a terrifying web of deceit... '

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 7/8/2013)
1 form y separately published work icon Fever Craig Lahiff , Joe Toppe , John Cameron Emery , ( dir. Craig Lahiff ) Australia : Genesis Films Toppe Hat Productions J.C. Williamson Film Management , 1988 6311641 1988 single work film/TV crime thriller

'A cop ends up with $1 million which has gone astray in a drug deal.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 7/8/2013)
1 form y separately published work icon Coda Deadly Possession; Symphony of Evil Craig Lahiff , Terry Jennings , ( dir. Craig Lahiff ) Australia : Premiere Film Marketing Limited Genesis Films , 1987 Z1865621 1987 single work film/TV horror

After a young music student falls to her death and another woman is hospitalised after an attack, the wrong man is suspected and arrested. But the attacks don't stop, as a masked man continues to stalk the university's young female students.
1 form y separately published work icon The Coming Craig Lahiff , John Cameron Emery , ( dir. Craig Lahiff ) South Australia : Valhalla Cinema , 1981 6993156 1981 single work film/TV thriller science fiction

'Psychological drama uses flashbacks and dream sequences to present the story of a computer executive bored with his work and marriage. He is confronted with a series of mysterious break-downs apparently associated with freak weather patterns and unusual solar activity. As speculation about the Jupiter Effect and the problems caused by pollution continues across the country Doherty realises something else is very wrong.'

Source: Trove. (Sighted: 5/2/2014)
1 form y separately published work icon Labyrinth ( dir. Craig Lahiff ) Experimental Film and Television Fund , 1979 6993359 1979 single work film/TV thriller mystery

'Two German spies are working in isolation during the war until a disgraced Irish captain is assigned to kill them. The captain murders one, leaving the other the dangerous undertaking of contacting Berlin with valuable information before he is killed.'

Source: National Film and Sound Archive. (Sighted: 5/2/2014)
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