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Curtin (2007)

He stood up in wartime and paid the price

Genre : Drama, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Jessica Hobbs

Synopsis

1941. A country in crisis. A new man in power. Leadership demands and personal demons are set to collide. The story of John Curtin as he faces his first six months as Prime Minister, confronting in quick succession, the tragedy of Pearl Harbour, the fall of Singapore, the bombing of Darwin and a furious battle with Churchill over the deployment of Australian troops. This is a raw and intimate story of a driven and inspirational leader - a man who struggles to battle his own personal demons while serving and protecting a country at war.

Actors

William McInnes
William McInnes
John Curtin
Noni Hazlehurst
Noni Hazlehurst
Elsie Curtin
Asher Keddie
Asher Keddie
Elsie Jnr
Ben Esler
Ben Esler
John Jnr
Brian Meegan
Brian Meegan
Frederick Shedden
Dan Wyllie
Dan Wyllie
Don Rodgers
Geoff Morrell
Geoff Morrell
Ben Chifley
Bille Brown
Bille Brown
Robert Menzies
Paul English
Paul English
Bert Evatt
Frank Gallacher
Frank Gallacher
Jack Beasley
William Zappa
William Zappa
Gen. Vernon Sturdee
Shingo Usami
Shingo Usami
Tatsuo Kawai
Roz Hammond
Roz Hammond
Gladys Joyce
Nicholas Opolski
Nicholas Opolski
Fred McLaughlin
Hunter Perske
Hunter Perske
Don Whitington
Robert Grubb
Robert Grubb
Percy Spender
Tony Rickards
Tony Rickards
Eddie Ward
William Gluth
William Gluth
Frank Green
Alethea McGrath
Alethea McGrath
Mrs. Needham
Carmen Warrington
Carmen Warrington
Wife
William Houten
William Houten
Police Commander
Adam Ford
Adam Ford
Journo
Mark Pengilly
Mark Pengilly
Journo
Jason Buckley
Jason Buckley
Staff Officer
Adam Waycott
Adam Waycott
Elsie Jnr's Boyfriend
Marcello Fabrizi
Marcello Fabrizi
US Radio Announcer

Crews

Jessica Hobbs
Jessica Hobbs
Director
Alison Nisselle
Alison Nisselle
Writer
Miranda Dear
Miranda Dear
Executive Producer
Scott Meek
Scott Meek
Executive Producer
Richard Keddie
Richard Keddie
Producer
Andrew Wiseman
Andrew Wiseman
Producer

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