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Raw Deal is a film of genre Western directed by Russell Hagg with Gerard Kennedy
Raw Deal (1977)
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Add to a movie listRaw Deal is a 1977 Australian western film directed by Russell Hagg made by the company responsible for the TV series Cash and Company and Tandarra.
It is an example of a meat pie Western.
Synopsis
In the 1870s, the colonial administrator hires bounty hunter Palmer and gun salesman Ben to wipe out an army of Irish Catholic revolutionaries in their stronghold. Palmer and Ben recruit three gun men to help them and their mission is successful but when they go to get their payment they are trapped by treacherous officials. Ben and Palmer must fight their way to safety.Actors
Gerard Kennedy
(Palmer)
Gus Mercurio
(Ben)
Rod Mullinar
(Alex)
Norman Yemm
(O'Neil)
Michael Carman
(Sir Frederick)
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