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Frauds (1993)
The film is a story of the ways in which insurance investigator Roland Copping interferes in and manipulates the lives of others with outrageous games and gimmicks. Eventually he becomes involved in an escalating vendetta with a couple who make an unusual insurance claim.
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The film is a story of the ways in which insurance investigator Roland Copping interferes in and manipulates the lives of others with outrageous games and gimmicks. Eventually he becomes involved in an escalating vendetta with a couple who make an unusual insurance claim.
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Genre:Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Written By:Stephan Elliott
In Theaters:9/17/1993
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Latent Image Productions Pty. Ltd., Australian Film Finance Corporation
Cast
Stephan Elliott
Director
Phil Collins
Roland Copping
Hugo Weaving
Jonathan Wheats
Josephine Byrnes
Beth Wheats
Peter Mochrie
Michael Allen
Helen O'Connor
Margaret
Colleen Clifford
Mrs. Waterson
Vincent Ball
Judge
Gandhi MacIntyre
Cartel Valuer
Nicholas Hammond
Detective Simms
Kee Chan
Detective Alan
Ian Cockburn
Matthew Copping
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