Curtin (2007 film)
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| Curtin | |
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| Directed by | Jessica Hobbs |
| Produced by | Andrew Wiseman Richard Keddie |
| Written by | Alison Nisselle |
| Starring | William McInnes Noni Hazlehurst Asher Keddie Geoff Morrell Bille Brown |
| Release date(s) | April 22, 2007 (Australia) |
| Running time | 90 mins |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Curtin is a telemovie about the wartime Prime Minister of Australia, John Curtin.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Cast
- William McInnes as John Curtin
- Noni Hazlehurst as Elsie Curtin
- Asher Keddie as Elsie 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
[edit] 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.
[edit] External links
- Curtin at the Internet Movie Database
