An epic tale about the making of Australia. This tells the stories of the founding fathers and of the people in six separate colonies in the decades leading to Federation. It's a tale of winners and losers, of great debates which unified the country, of the struggle not just to make an Australian nation, but to create Australian democracy.
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Cast
9 people
Deborah Kennedy
Louisa Lawson
Known for
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
The Sum of Us
Leo McKern
Henry Parkes
Known for
The Blue Lagoon
A Man for All Seasons
Peter O'Brien
Alfred Deakin
Known for
The Return
Queer as Folk
William Zappa
Charles Kingston
Known for
Mad Max 2
The Dry
Richard Piper
Edmund Barton
Known for
The Newsreader
Shane McNamara
voices
Known for
Bananas in Pyjamas
Max Cullen
voices
Known for
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The Great Gatsby
Kirk Alexander
voices
Also in
The Survivor
The Bit Part
John Doyle
Narrator
Also in
Bodyline
Contagion
Ian Munro Director · Sue Castrique Writer Martin Friedel Composer
First release January 1, 1999 · Produced in Australia · Production Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Production
Film Australia
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Australia
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · January 1, 1999
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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