Known as “the Doc”, Evatt was an idealist, internationalist, a lawyer and a politician. He was the only Australian elected as President of the United Nations (1948) and the decisions he handed down as a High Court Judge had lasting effects on the course of Australian political history. Evatt fought to defeat an attempt to ban the Communist Party, only to find that his own party, the Australian Labor Party was deeply divided on the issue and his contentious role in 1950’s politics overshadows his many notable achievements. This excellent documentary blends commentary, newsreel footage and interviews with historians, family and public figures to offer a rare and moving insight into the life of one of Australia’s most notable political figures.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
306810
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australian Labor Party
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Politicians - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Politics - Australia
History → Australia - History - 20th century
History → Australian Labor Party
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)