| Nutcase | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Roger Donaldson |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | John Barnett |
| Starring | Nevan Rowe |
| Cinematography | Graeme Cowley |
| Edited by | Michael J. Horton |
Release date | 1980 |
Running time | 49 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
Nutcase is a 1980 caper film directed by Roger Donaldson. [1]
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Lucille Frances Lawless is a New Zealand actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Xena in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess, as D'Anna Biers on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series, and Lucretia in the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and associated series.
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Barry Thomas is a New Zealand artist and film maker. He is known for creating 1min art films called rADz and for his activism art including in the 1970s planting cabbages in an empty building site in Wellington City.
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