A Cry in the Dark

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A Cry in the Dark is a 1988 Australian drama film, also known as Evil Angels, that dramatizes the true story of Lindy Chamberlain, whose baby’s disappearance at Uluru led to one of Australia’s most infamous legal cases.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian film
drama film
film
alsoKnownAs Evil Angels
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for Meryl Streep
Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award nomination for Meryl Streep
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama nomination for Meryl Streep
basedOn the Azaria Chamberlain disappearance
the Lindy Chamberlain legal case
the book Evil Angels by John Bryson
characterRole Meryl Streep as Lindy Chamberlain
Sam Neill
surface form: Sam Neill as Michael Chamberlain
cinematographyBy Ian Baker
countryOfOrigin Australia
depicts the phrase “A dingo ate my baby”
director Fred Schepisi
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
editedBy Jill Bilcock
genre drama
hasTagline “A family torn apart. A public filled with outrage. A woman accused of murder.”
hasTheme faith under scrutiny
public prejudice
trial by media
inspiredBy real events in 1980 at Uluru
language English
mainSubject Azaria
surface form: Azaria Chamberlain

Lindy Chamberlain
musicBy Bruce Smeaton
narrativeLocation Australia
originalTitle Evil Angels
partOf Australian cinema
portrays Australian legal system
media sensationalism
wrongful conviction
producer Fred Schepisi
Verity Lambert
productionCompany Cannon Entertainment
Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
publicationDate 1988
releaseEvent Cannes Film Festival
surface form: Cannes Film Festival 1988
runtime approximately 120 minutes
screenwriter Fred Schepisi
Robert Caswell
setting Northern Territory
surface form: Northern Territory, Australia

Uluru
starredActor Meryl Streep
Sam Neill

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Jane Menelaus notableWork A Cry in the Dark
Fred Schepisi notableWork A Cry in the Dark
Fred Schepisi directed A Cry in the Dark
Fred Schepisi wrote A Cry in the Dark
Bruce Smeaton notableWork A Cry in the Dark
Ian Baker workedOn A Cry in the Dark
Ian Baker notableWork A Cry in the Dark