• Source: The Last Bastion

      • The Last Bastion is a television mini-series which aired in Australia in November 1984. It is a docudrama telling the story of Australia's involvement in World War II, and its often strained relations with its two main allies, Great Britain and the United States.
      The running time of the series is reported as 360 minutes (6 hours) on the IMDb page, that is the screening time with ads. Each part runs for approx 90 minutes, both on VHS tape and DVD, is approximately 160 minutes implying they are heavily edited versions, as they've compressed 3 episodes into one 2 hour 40 minute film.
      The 3 episodes still remain in the Screensound Archive.


      Cast


      Michael Blakemore ... John Curtin
      John Wood ... Robert Menzies
      Timothy West ... Winston Churchill
      Robert Vaughn ... General Douglas MacArthur
      Warren Mitchell ... Franklin D. Roosevelt
      Ray Barrett ... General Thomas Blamey
      Peter Whitford ... H. V. "Bert" Evatt
      Max Cullen ... Eddie Ward
      Jon Ewing ... Billy Hughes
      Nancye Hayes ... Elsie Curtin
      Neil Fitzpatrick ... Frederick Shedden
      Bill Hunter ... Ben Chifley
      Reg Gillam ... General George C. Marshall
      Tim Robertson
      Colin McEwan ... Frank Forde
      John Clayton ... Arthur Fadden (3 episodes)
      Vincent Ball ... General Sturdee
      John McTernan


      Production


      The series was the result of two years work for Williamson. It was his first work for television and his first effort as producer. Some of this experience may have informed Williamson's play and film Emerald City although Williamson has always denied the character of Mike McCord was based on Denis Whitburn.
      Kristian Williamson helped with the research and wrote a book with the same title.


      References




      External links


      The Last Bastion at IMDb

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