The Last Bastion
| The Last Bastion | |
|---|---|
| Genre | War |
| Directed by |
Chris Thomson George Miller |
| Produced by |
Brian Rosen Denis Whitburn David Williamson |
| Written by |
Denis Whitburn David Williamson |
| Starring |
Michael Blakemore John Wood Timothy West |
| Music by | Colin Stead |
| Cinematography | Louis Irving |
| Editing by | Sara Bennett |
| Budget | $3.6 million[1] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | Network Ten |
| Running time | 360 min. |
| No. of episodes | 3 x 2 hours |
The Last Bastion is a television mini-series which aired in Australia in November 1984. It is a docudrama telling the story of Australia's involvement in World War II, and its often strained relations with its two main allies, Great Britain and the United States.
The running time of the series is reported as 360 minutes (6 hours) on the IMDb page, but the actual running time of the series, both on VHS tape and DVD, is approximately 160 minutes.
Cast
- Michael Blakemore ... John Curtin
- John Wood ... Robert Menzies
- Timothy West ... Winston Churchill
- Robert Vaughn ... General Douglas MacArthur
- Warren Mitchell ... Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Ray Barrett ... General Thomas Blamey
- Peter Whitford ... H. V. "Bert" Evatt
- Max Cullen ... Eddie Ward
- Jon Ewing ... Billy Hughes
- Nancye Hayes ... Elsie Curtin
- Neil Fitzpatrick ... Frederick Shedden
- Bill Hunter ... Ben Chifley
- Reg Gillam ... General George C. Marshall
References
- ↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p209
External links
- The Last Bastion at IMDb