Newsfront
6.9
“They lived, died, laughed and loved behind a newsreel camera.”
Two brothers working as news cameramen for competing companies in '50s Australia find their lives dramatically affected by the constantly changing times in which they live.
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Cast
39 people
Bill Hunter
Len Maguire
Known for
Muriel's Wedding
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Wendy Hughes
Amy Mackenzie
Known for
My Brilliant Career
The Man Who Sued God
Phillip Noyce
Also in
Tausend Augen
Richard Brennan
Also in
Homesdale
Puttin’ on the Show: The Making of Starstruck
Gerard Kennedy
Frank Maguire
Known for
Body Melt
Wolf Creek 2
Bob Ellis
David Elfick
Also in
Sunshine City
Puttin’ on the Show: The Making of Starstruck
Chris Haywood
Chris Hewitt
Known for
Sleeping Beauty
Quigley Down Under
John Ewart
Charlie
Known for
Razorback
Frog Dreaming
Anne Brooksbank
Don Crosby
A.G. Marwood
Known for
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Philippe Mora
Phillip Noyce Director · John Scott Editor Lissa Coote Production designer
Worldwide gross $1.6M · Budget $600K · United States release September 1, 1978
Box office
Budget
$600,000
Worldwide gross
$1,576,000
Gross vs. budget
2.6×
Production
Palm Beach Pictures
Production
New South Wales Film Corporation
Production
The Australian Film Commission
Production
Village Roadshow Pictures
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · July 29, 1978
Theatrical
United States · September 1, 1978
New York Film Festival
Finland
January 1, 1990 · video premiere
France
June 15, 1983
Japan
October 12, 2006 · Australian Film Festival
Poland
July 20, 2007 · ERA New Horizons Film Festival
Sweden
February 10, 1979 · Göteborg Film Festival
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