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| Newsfront |
Set in post-World War II Australia and seamlessly integrating archival footage with newly filmed material,
Newsfront is a spirited look at the rivalry between two newsreel companies.
Bob Ellis' screenplay incorporates characters loosely based on leading figures in the Australian film industry while focusing on significant events such as the referendum to ban the Communist party, the Maitland floods and the 1956 Olympic Games.
Wendy Hughes plays the enigmatic girlfriend of a news cameraman who is trapped between the macho world of news reportage and the greater confines of 1950s Australia.
