A fictional account of the events that led up to the decision, made by Sir John Kerr, to sack Gough Whitlam as Prime Minister and appoint Malcolm Fraser in his place. The events covered occurred over the period between 1972 and 1975 and have been arranged, in the film, into six parts. Cast: Peter Carroll, Bill Hunter, John Hargreaves, John Meillon, Max Phipps, John Stanton, Arthur Dignam, Ruth Cracknell, Nancy Hayes.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016199
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Drama
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Constitution
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia. Parliament. Senate
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australian Labor Party
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cairns, Jim
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Fraser, Malcolm, 1930-
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Liberal Party of Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Politicians - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Whitlam, Gough, 1916-
History → Australia - Constitution
History → Australia - History
History → Australia - History - 1972-1975
History → Australian Labor Party
History → Cairns, Jim
History → Constitutional history
History → Fraser, Malcolm, 1930-
History → Liberal Party of Australia
History → Whitlam, Gough, 1916-
People → Cairns, Jim
People → Fraser, Malcolm, 1930-
People → Morosi, Junie
People → Snedden, Billy, Sir, 1926-1987
People → Whitlam, Gough, 1916-
Television
Television → Mini-series
Television → Television series → Television series - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)