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Evil Angels

1988 film by Fred Schepisi
Movie film Q1249239
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Summary

Evil Angels is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,177 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: AACTA Award for Best Film[3], AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[4], AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[5], AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role[6], AACTA Award for Best Direction[7]
  • Director: Fred Schepisi[8]
  • Screenwriter: Fred Schepisi[9], Robert Caswell[10]
  • Composer: Bruce Smeaton[11]
  • Movement: Australian New Wave[12]
  • Genre: drama film[13], biographical film[14], trial film[15]
  • Cast member: Meryl Streep[16], Sam Neill[17], Bud Tingwell[18], Lewis Fitz-Gerald[19], Nick Tate[20], Steve Dodd[21], Deborra-Lee Furness[22], Luciano Catenacci[23], Tony Martin[24], Dorothy Alison[25], Reg Evans[26], David Hoflin[27], Bruce Myles[28]
  • Producer: Menahem Golan[29], Yoram Globus[30], Verity Lambert[31]
  • Production company: Cannon Films Ltd[32]
  • Director of photography: Ian Baker[33]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[34]
  • Review score: 6.8/10[35], 94%[36]
  • Color: color[37]
  • Country of origin: Australia[38], United States[39]
  • Publication date: November 3, 1988[40], November 11, 1988[41], May 13, 1989[42], May 15, 1989[43], May 17, 1989[44], May 19, 1989[45], May 25, 1989[46], May 26, 1989[47], May 29, 1989[48], June 29, 1989[49], July 28, 1989[50], October 19, 1989[51], February 9, 1990[52]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[53]
  • Narrative location: Australia[54], Northern Territory[55], Uluru[56]
  • Filming location: Australia[57]
  • Main subject: death of Azaria Chamberlain[58], miscarriage of justice[59], Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton[60]
  • Film editor: Jill Bilcock[61]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress[62], AACTA Award for Best Film[63], AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[64], AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[65], AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role[66], AACTA Award for Best Direction[67], AACTA Award for Best Editing[68], AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score[69], AACTA Award for Best Sound[70]
  • Executive producer: Yoram Globus[71]
  • Title: Evil Angels[72]

Why It Matters

Evil Angels has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[73] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[74]

FAQs

What awards did Evil Angels receive?

Honors received include AACTA Award for Best Film[3], AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[4], AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[5], and AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role[6].

Related Entities

Australia film Menahem Golan Meryl Streep Sam Neill United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [10] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  33. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  44. [46] ↑ . Filmdienst. Retrieved . filmdienst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  62. [64] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  66. [68] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  67. [69] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  68. [70] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  69. [71] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  70. [72] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [73] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [74] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'eml', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', 'he', 'hy',
    Ampas collections film id → W086977
    Sitelink count → 30
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → death of Azaria Chamberlain, miscarriage of justice, Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton
    Narrative location → Australia, Northern Territory, Uluru
    P14821 → 94924
    Set in period → 1980s, 20th century
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  3. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Movement → Australian New Wave
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  4. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 52986
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1988-11-03T00:00:00Z, +1988-11-11T00:00:00Z, +1989-05-13T00:00:00Z +11
    Screenwriter → Fred Schepisi, Robert Caswell
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+122'}, {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+121'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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