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Source: Oz Movies
form y separately published work icon Dead Easy single work   film/TV   crime   thriller  
Issue Details: First known date: 1970... 1970 Dead Easy
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'A visiting German professor (Kurt Beimel) assists a student of criminology (Peter Carmody), completing a thesis on mass murders committed in Melbourne.

'The pair visit the scenes of the crimes with a movie camera and tape recorder, and reconstruct the lives of four murderers: Frederick Deeming, Norman List, Arnold Sodeman and Edward Leonski [...].

'At film's end, when the student goes to visit the professor, he sees the professor knife one of two strangers who've attacked him. The professor jumps on a departing train, leaving the student behind ...'

Source: Oz Movies (http://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/dead-easy). (Sighted: 2/8/2013)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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      Australia,
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      1970 .
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      Source: Oz Movies
      Extent: 53min.p.
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