The Last bastion

Set in Australia in 1942 and concerning the threat of Japanese invasion, this is a drama about the characters and events of the time in Australian history in which the inner cabinet of Australia’s coalition war government played a major role. The distinguished cast includes Timothy West, Robert Vaughn, John Wood, Michael Blakemore, Warren Mitchell and Ray Barrett. David Williamson co-wrote the script.

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Credits

producer

Brian Rosen

production company

Network Ten (Australia)

director

Chris Thomson

Duration

02:44:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325090

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Australia

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

History → Australia - History - 1939-1945

History → History

War films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1984

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