- Curtin (2007 film)
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Curtin
director = Jessica Hobbs
William McInnes as John CurtinProduced by Andrew Wiseman
Richard KeddieWritten by Alison Nisselle Starring William McInnes
Noni Hazlehurst
Asher Keddie
Ben Esler
Geoff Morrell
Bille BrownRelease date(s) 22 April 2007Australia) (Running time 90 minutes Country Australia Language English Curtin is a telemovie about the wartime Prime Minister of Australia, John Curtin.
Contents
Plot
The film covers the period from just before Curtin became Prime Minister until the return of the 6th and 7th Divisions to Australia at the start of the Pacific war.
Cast
- William McInnes as John Curtin
- Noni Hazlehurst as Elsie Curtin
- Asher Keddie as Elsie Jnr
- Ben Esler as John Jnr
- Geoff Morrell as Ben Chifley
- Bille Brown as Robert Menzies
- Paul English as H. V. Evatt
- Frank Gallacher as Jack Beasley
- William Zappa as General Vernon Sturdee
- Shingo Usami as Tatsuo Kawai
- Robert Grubb as Percy Spender
- Tony Rickards as Eddie Ward
- Drew Lindo as Arthur Fadden
Production
Much of the film was made in Victoria, with the exception of scenes filmed at Old Parliament House, Canberra. Locations included Victoria Barracks, Rippon Lea Estate and Point Cook air base. Library footage of the train was taken from A Steam Train Passes.
External links
- Curtin at the Internet Movie Database
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2000s SeaChange (2000) · SeaChange (2001) · The Secret Life of Us (2002) · The Secret Life of Us (2003) · The Secret Life of Us (2004) · Love My Way (2005) · Love My Way (2006) · Love My Way (2007) · Curtin (2008) · Underbelly (2009)
2010s East West 101 (2010) · Underbelly: The Golden Mile (2011)
Logie Awards Categories:- Australian films
- English-language films
- 2007 television films
- Australian drama films
- World War II films
- Australian television films
- Television shows set in Australian Capital Territory
- Australian film stubs
- War film stubs
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