Hunt's Duffer

Overview

After prospector Albert Hunt (Ron Burt) registers a gold claim near Ōkārito, he finds himself accompanied by hundreds of fellow miners — who refuse to let Hunt out of their sights, as he returns to the site via water-logged forests and beaches. The darkly poetic tale of what men can do after they smell gold was partly shot on location on the West Coast. The opening features Sam Neill and Close to Home veteran Tony Curran, among Hunt's fireside colleagues.

Directed by Rob Cameron, Peter Coates

Top cast

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Ron Burt

Albert Hunt

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John Batstone

William Hunt

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Tony Currie

'Black' Sam McMeikan

Sam Neill

Bradley

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Jimmy Maxwell

Quinlan

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Paul Harte

Ryan

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Bill Coughlan

Kennedy

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Ross Jolly

Findlay

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Charles Walker

Graham

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Gil O'Sullivan

Shiels

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David Bulger

Foley

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