Menzies and Churchill at War is an Australian TV documentary film broadcast on the ABC on 30 October 2008.[1] It tells the story of Robert Menzies's trip to England in 1941 to try convince Winston Churchill to shore up Australia's defences.[2] It was based on David Day's book of the same name.[3] It mixes together archival footage, including footage taken by Menzies himself, with re-enactments.[4]
Cast
- Matthew King as Robert Menzies
- Charles 'Bud' Tingwell as Winston Churchill
- Dennis Coard as Fred Shedden
- Margot Knight as Dame Pattie Menzies
- Chris Waters as Lord Beaverbrook
- Ian McTear as Archibald Sinclair
- Richard Askin as Colin Bednall
- Adam Crouch as Rab Butler
- John Dicks as Alexander Cadogan
- William Gluth as Maurice Hankey
- Simon Rogers as Lord Cranborne
- Noel Herriman as Clement Attlee
- Barry Friedlander as General Dill
- Tim Hughes as Anthony Eden
- Peter Nicholls as Admiral Pound
- Tim Bell as Sir Kingsley Wood
- Jennifer Vuletic as Narrator
References
- ^ Galer, Kit (30 October 2008), "Menzies had a word or two about Winston Churchill", Herald Sun
- ^ Blundell, Graeme (25 October 2008), "History in pictures", The Weekend Australian
- ^ Stewart, Cameron (25 October 2008), "In the cabinet with Churchill", The Weekend Australian
- ^ Elliott, Tim (27 October 2008), "At war with Winston", The Sydney Morning Herald
External links
- Menzies and Churchill at War at IMDb
- Menzies and Churchill at War at 360 Degree Films
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