Crimebroker is a 1993 Australian-Japanese television film, starring Jacqueline Bisset as a judge who moonlights as a "crime broker." It was also known as Corrupt Justice.[1][2]
| Crimebroker | |
|---|---|
| Based on | A story by Sean Goodwyn and Steve Matthews |
| Written by | Tony Morphett |
| Directed by | Ian Barry |
| Starring | Jacqueline Bisset |
| Music by | Roger Mason |
| Country of origin | Australia Japan |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Chris Brown Hiroyuki Ikeda Kazuo Nakamura John Sexton Andrew Warren |
| Cinematography | Dan Burstall |
| Editor | Nicholas Beauman |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production companies | John Sexton Productions Portman Productions Sogovision |
| Budget | A$2.5 million[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Network Ten |
| Release | 14 June 1993 |
| Network | TV Asahi |
| Release | July 1993 |
Plot Summary
editJacqueline Bisset plays a respectable Sydney housewife and magistrate who leads a double life selling expertly devised crimes. In fact, she seems to have sassed it until she falls for Japanese criminologist Masaya Kato and is drawn into a partnership with him that could be dangerous for her health.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p31
- ^ "Filmstar Bisset finds a job and is joined by Aussies". The Canberra Times. Vol. 66, no. 20, 948. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 August 1992. p. 7. Retrieved 19 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Gibraltar Chronicle newspaper; Entertainment Guide section; 20/06/1995; Page 12
External links
edit- Crimebroker at IMDb
