Evil Angels (film)
Evil Angels (released as A Cry in the Dark outside Australia and New Zealand) is a 1988 Australian drama film directed by Fred Schepisi. The screenplay by Schepisi and Robert Caswell is based on John Bryson's 1985 book of the same name. It chronicles the case of Azaria Chamberlain, a nine-week-old baby girl who disappeared from a campground near Uluru in August 1980, and the struggle of her parents, Michael Chamberlain and Lindy Chamberlain, to prove their innocence to a public convinced that they were complicit in her death. Meryl Streep and Sam Neill star as the Chamberlains.
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| Directed by | Fred Schepisi |
| Screenplay by | Robert Caswell Fred Schepisi |
| Based on | Evil Angels 1985 book by John Bryson |
| Produced by | Verity Lambert |
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| Cinematography | Ian Baker |
| Edited by | Jill Bilcock |
| Music by | Bruce Smeaton |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. (United States) Roadshow Entertainment (Australia) Cannon Films (International) |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Countries | Australia United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $6.9 million (United States) |
The film was released less than two months after the Chamberlains were exonerated by the Northern Territory Court of Appeals of all charges filed against them. The film received generally favourable reviews, with Streep's performance receiving high praise and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, but was a box office disappointment, grossing only $6.9 million against its $15 million budget.