The Prime Minister Is Missing
7.3
With Australia at war in Vietnam in 1967, suddenly Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared without a trace—an event unparalleled in the history of western democracy. Four decades later, a coronial inquiry confirmed that Harold Holt had accidentally drowned. Some people may still believe that Holt was a spy and fled to China in a submarine. But most suspect there was more to his disappearance than has ever been revealed. Reconstructed from eyewitness accounts, this dramatised documentary tells the story of the Prime Minister's secret world in the months before he disappeared — a world of betrayal, blackmail, political treachery, a poisonous feud, mounting physical and mental strain, and near-death experiences. Featuring Normie Rowe as Harold Holt, Nicholas Hope as William McMahon and Tony Llewellyn-Jones as John McEwen, this film reveals explosive new aspects of the case.
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Helen Morse
Narrator
Known for
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Agatha
Normie Rowe
Harold Holt
Also in
Sons and Daughters
Les Misérables: The Australia Day Concert
Nicholas Hope
William McMahon
Known for
Bad Boy Bubby
The Invisible Man
Tony Llewellyn-Jones
John McEwen
Known for
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Colin from Accounts
Matthew O'Sullivan
Governor General Lord Casey
Also in
Blonde
Ultraman: Towards the Future
Gloria Ajenstat
Mrs Gillespie
Also in
Canal Road
Bony
David Callan
Maxwell Newton
Also in
Dags
Rake
Kuni Hashimoto
Japanese Ambassador
Known for
Predestination
Japanese Story
Lawrence Price
Alan Stewart
Michael Howlett
Martin Simpson
Also in
Underbelly
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Peter Butt Director · Calvin Gardiner Cinematographer Craig Mandile Production designer
First release October 29, 2008 · Produced in Australia
Production
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Production
Australia
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · October 29, 2008
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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