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Curtin

Genre:DramaTV Movie

Released:2007-04-21

Runtime:93

Overview

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.


Cast:

William McInnes

Character: John Curtin

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Noni Hazlehurst

Character: Elsie Curtin

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Asher Keddie

Character: Elsie Jnr

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Ben Esler

Character: John Jnr

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Brian Meegan

Character: Frederick Shedden

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Dan Wyllie

Character: Don Rodgers

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Geoff Morrell

Character: Ben Chifley

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Bille Brown

Character: Robert Menzies

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Paul English

Character: Bert Evatt

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Frank Gallacher

Character: Jack Beasley

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William Zappa

Character: Gen. Vernon Sturdee

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Shingo Usami

Character: Tatsuo Kawai

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Roz Hammond

Character: Gladys Joyce

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Nicholas Opolski

Character: Fred McLaughlin

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Hunter Perske

Character: Don Whitington

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Robert Grubb

Character: Percy Spender

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Tony Rickards

Character: Eddie Ward

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William Gluth

Character: Frank Green

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Alethea McGrath

Character: Mrs. Needham

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Carmen Warrington

Character: Wife

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William Houten

Character: Police Commander

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Adam Ford

Character: Journo

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Mark Pengilly

Character: Journo

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Jason Buckley

Character: Staff Officer

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Adam Waycott

Character: Elsie Jnr's Boyfriend

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Marcello Fabrizi

Character: US Radio Announcer

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