Newsfront

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Newsfront
Directed by	Phillip Noyce
Produced by	David Elfick
Written by	David Elfick Bob Ellis Philippe Mora Phillip Noyce
Starring	Bill Hunter Wendy Hughes Bryan Brown Gerard Kennedy
Music by	William Motzing
Cinematography	Vincent Monton
Editing by	John Scott
Distributed by	Roadshow Entertainment
Release date(s)	July 29, 1978
Running time	110 min.
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	AUD6,000,000 (estimated)
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Newsfront is a 1978 Australian drama film starring Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, and Bryan Brown, directed by Phillip Noyce. The screenplay is written by David Elfick, Bob Ellis, Philippe Mora, and Phillip Noyce. The original music score is composed by William Motzing. This film was shot on location in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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They covered the action and shared the excitement.
When the news ran out.. they made their own.

1 Plot summary
2 Main cast
3 See also
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[edit] Plot summary

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The plot of the movie is about photographers and cameramen who will do anything to get footage. Set between the years 1949 and 1956, the film tracks the destinies of two brothers, their adventures and misadventures placed in the context of sweeping social and political changes in their native Australia. Frank Maguire is constitutionally resistant to change, while his younger brother Len Maguire welcomes any alterations in his own life and in the world around him.