The Last Tattoo
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In 1943, U.S. marines are stationed near Wellington. One of them is murdered by the boss of the Hotel Workers Union, who is sitting pretty, exempt from military service and living it up on black market profits. Girls under the control of the union - of whom the victim's fiancee, Rose, is one - give sexual favours to the Americans, in return for information. The marine assigned to investigate the murder, tries to find Rose through a public health nurse who traces VD infections. However they discover there it more going on than they realized, involving a conspiracy amongst the Union, the government and the U.S. military.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1994-07-01
Runtime: 113 mins
Director: John Reid
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, Crime
Original title: The Last Tattoo
Production Companies: Capella International, Plumb Productions Ltd.
Production Countries: New Zealand
Cast
Tony Goldwyn
Kerry Fox
Robert Loggia
Rod Steiger
John Bach
Timothy Balme
Tony Barry
Peter Hambleton
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Michelle Huirama
Desmond Kelly
Martyn Sanderson
Katie Wolfe
Donna Akersten
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