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A Cry in the Dark

BBC One
on BBC One London

True story of the "dingo baby" case which obsessed a nation and triggered a massive media event, starring
Meryl Streep , Sam Neill
On a cool spring night in 1980, amid the scenic beauty of remote Ayers Rock, a tiny baby disappears. Was
Azaria Chamberlain abducted by a dingo, as maintained by her distraught mother? Or did Lindy Chamberlain commit the most bizarre murder in Australian history?
Director Fred Schepisi (1988, 15) Stereo. + See Films: pages 57-64 ****

Contributors

Unknown:
Meryl Streep
Unknown:
Sam Neill
Unknown:
Azaria Chamberlain
Unknown:
Lindy Chamberlain
Director:
Fred Schepisi
Lindy Chamberlain:
Meryl Streep
Michael Chamberlain:
Sam Neill
Barker:
Bruce Myles
Justice Muirhead:
Charles Tingwell
Charlwood:
Nick Tate
Phillips:
Neil Fitzpatrick
Barritt:
Maurie Fields
Tipple:
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Source: Radio Times

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