Curtin
- Released on
- Runtime
- 93 mins
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.
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
- Noni Hazlehurst
- Asher Keddie
- Ben Esler
- Brian Meegan
- Dan Wyllie
- Geoff Morrell
- Bille Brown
- Paul English
- Frank Gallacher
- William Zappa
- Shingo Usami
- Roz Hammond
- Nicholas Opolski
- Hunter Perske
- Robert Grubb
- Tony Rickards
- William Gluth
- Alethea McGrath
- Carmen Warrington
- William Houten
- Adam Ford
- Mark Pengilly
- Jason Buckley
- Adam Waycott
- Marcello Fabrizi
Director
- Jessica Hobbs
Producers
- Richard Keddie
- Andrew Wiseman
