Directed by: Jessica Hobbs

Written by: Alison Nisselle

Produced by: Andrew Wiseman and Richard Keddie

 

"It humanises politics and tells one of the great stories of our time." (Epoch Times)

 

 

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Synopsis    Specs    Cast    Crew    Production Notes    More Info    Pictures

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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.

 

 

Specs

 

Production Company ................ ABC TV Asia Pacific

Director's Cut ...............................  90m

Format .......................................... 16:9 (Widescreen, TV); Color

Film location ................................ Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Rating ............................................ Australia: M

Release Date ............................... 22 April 2007 (Australia)

 

 

Cast

 

Brian Meegan .............................. Frederick Shedden

Bille Brown ................................... Robert Menzies

Paul English .................................. Herbert Evatt

Jason Buckley ............................... Staff Officer

William Gluth ............................... Frank Green

Robert Grubb ............................... Percy Spender

Noni Hazlehurst ........................... Mrs. Curtin

Drew Lindo ................................... Arthur Fadden
William McInnes ........................... John Curtin

Geoff Morrell ................................. ???

Tony Rickards ............................... Eddie Ward

Carmen Warrington ................... Wife
Daniel Wyllie ................................ ???

 

 

Crew

 

Director of Photography ............ László Baranyai 

Dialogue Editor ............................ Peter Hall

Sound Mixer .................................. Michol Marsh

Sound Effects Editor .................... Olivia Monteith

 

 

Production-notes

 

- Filming started May 29, 2006

- Worktitle: Before Dawn

- The tele-movie is being filmed on location in the Parliament House in Melbourne.

- It was planned to hit Australia's ABC in December 2006.

 

 

More info

 

Epoch Times (22 May, 2006)

Review by Philby-3 (from Sydney, Australia) on IMDB

 

Curtin won the Silver Logie 2008 Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie.

Congratulations to the cast and crew!

 

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Pictures

 

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