Plot Summary
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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Curtin
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- en
- Budget
- $1.6M
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Cast
William McInnes
John Curtin
Noni Hazlehurst
Elsie Curtin
Asher Keddie
Elsie Jnr
Ben Esler
John Jnr
Brian Meegan
Frederick Shedden
Dan Wyllie
Don Rodgers
Geoff Morrell
Ben Chifley
Bille Brown
Robert Menzies
Paul English
Bert Evatt
Frank Gallacher
Jack Beasley
William Zappa
Gen. Vernon Sturdee
Shingo Usami
Tatsuo Kawai
Roz Hammond
Gladys Joyce
Nicholas Opolski
Fred McLaughlin
Hunter Perske
Don Whitington
Robert Grubb
Percy Spender
Tony Rickards
Eddie Ward
William Gluth
Frank Green
Alethea McGrath
Mrs. Needham
Carmen Warrington
Wife
Production Companies
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
