Movie Cosmos - Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here

Description:

Tell Them Lucifer Was Here depicts the tragic murders of Victorian police officers, Gary Silk and Rod Miller which occurred in 1998 and shows the enormous efforts of the Lorimer Task Force in leading the manhunt for their killer or killers.

Top Cast >

Brett Climo

As Inspector Paul Sheridan

Todd Lasance

As Det. Sgt Dean Thomas

Greg Stone

As Bandali Debs

Jeremy Kewley

As Det. Snr Sgt Graeme Collins

Jane Allsop

As Carmel Arthur

Dimitri Baveas

As Jason Roberts

Annie Jones

As Dorothy Debs

Christopher Bunworth

As Det. Sgt. Mark Butterworth

Ditch Davey

As Det. Sgt. Mick Ritchie

Don Hany

As Nik 'The Russian' Radev

Paul O'Brien

As Rod Miller

Daniel Whyte

As Sgt. Gary Silk

Marshall Napier

As Chief Commissioner

Drew Maslen

As Baby James Miller

Maverick Meade

As Baby James Miller

Philip Lau

As Restaurant Manager

Diana Nguyen

As Terrified Waitress

Robert Ratti

As Greaseball

Ty Hungerford

As Snr. Con. Frank Bendeich

Tim Ross

As Snr. Con. Darren Sherren

Jimmy Taylor

As Det. Snr. Con. Steve Beanland

Craig Blumeris

As Det. Snr. Con. Joe D'Alo

Simon Todman

As First Traffic Officer

Lia Davies

As Second Traffic Officer

Bruce Alexander

As Peter Ross

Peter Lowrey

As Police Chaplain

Robert Taylor

As Deputy Commissioner

Nick Pendragon

As SOG Inspector

Lois Collinder

As Val Silk

Tony Porter

As Morrie Silk

Hadrian Jonathan

As Ian Silk

Adrian Dean

As Young Detective

David Brookes

As Fleeing Bikie

Neil Garbutt

As Giant Maori

Lance Lazzarini

As Mute Crim

Soichi Yasutak

As First Druggie

Ralph Sanchez

As Second Druggie

Terri Brabon

As Hypnotherapist

Scott Warwick

As Ballistics Expert

Peter Sharkey

As Windscreen Technician

Brigid Gallacher

As Nicole Debs

Melissa Bergland

As Joanne Debs

Brendan Bacon

As Car Thief

Peter Lesley

As Informant

Jacqui Roderick

As Car Thief's Girlfriend

Gina Morley

As Journo

John Silvester

As Himself

Simon Barbaro

As Luciano

Ray Tiernan

As Edward Kennedy-Ripon

David Ravenswood

As Old Bloke at Strip Club

Heidi Valkenburg

As Girl Behind Counter

Karli Madden

As First Stripper

Jennifer Carino

As Second Stripper

Byron Marsh

As James Miller - 10 months

Jacqueline Sim

As Nik Radev's Customer

Tim Sullivan

As Motivational Speaker

Jasmine Dare

As Kristy Harty

Lee Cormie

As Joseph Debs

Mark Drinkwater

As First Surveillance Tech

Graham Murray

As Second Surveillance Tech

Shanti Pezet

As Police Audio Monitor

Saara Lamberg

As German Backpacker

Francesca Waters

As Helga Sutherland

Koby Abela

As James Miller - 2 years

Robert Zakrzewski

As Male Shopper

Justin Batchelor

As Covert Protection Officer

Glenn Ellis

As Tradie (Undercover Cop)

Lee Perry

As Police Radio / Interviewer

Matt Thomas

As Police Radio / DJ / Muso

Caroline Craig

As Jacqui James / Narrator

Top Crew >

Shawn Seet

Director

Peter Gawler

Writer

Reviews:

Gimly (4/10)

Gives a relatively comprehensive insight into the facts of police investigation surrounding the Silk/Miller Murder in Melbourne. But spends so much of its runtime (which was already too short to be involved enough as is) alongside the perpetrators of the crime, and yet somehow offers absolutely zero insight into their motivations or even something as simple as what they spent their ill-gotten money on. Tell Them Lucifer Was Here is content to simply tell its audience "Look at these people, they have bad teeth and say mean things, aren't they despicable?", but I am not content. If you can't give us the "Why are they despicable" then you could have at least played the thing out as mystery, in stead we are given insider-knowledge of the villains from the get-go, and it is used to absolutely no effect.

Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.

2018-01-12