The Dismissal (TV miniseries)
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The Dismissal is an Australian television miniseries, first screened in 1983, that dramatised the events of the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis.
It was partly written and directed by the noted film makers George Miller and Phillip Noyce as well as Mad Max screenwriter Terry Hayes.
The Dismissal was filmed by Dean Semler.
The miniseries comprised six one-hour episodes. It was originally broadcast by Network Ten, beginning on 6 March 1983. It was also broadcast in the UK.
It was voted the 19th-best Australian television show on the 50 Years 50 Shows list.
[edit] Cast
- Max Phipps – Gough Whitlam
- John Meillon – Sir John Kerr
- John Stanton – Malcolm Fraser
- John Hargreaves – Jim Cairns
- Bill Hunter – Rex Connor
- Ruth Cracknell – Margaret Whitlam
[edit] External links
The Dismissal at the Internet Movie Database
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