Journey of a Story

Journey of a Story

92 mins | May 10, 2012

Journey of a Story follows the life of William Brown, a fictional New Zealand serviceman both physically and emotionally damaged by his tour of duty in Europe and time as a Prisoner of War during World War II. Returning home, William finds a very different world to the one he left behind. Forced to leave the home he planned to enjoy with his wife Lily and young son James, William struggles to cope until an observant War Pension medical officer convinces William to take up writing. Fueled with a new passion for life, William finally finds a road to success, in ways he could not possibly imagine. The story is told to from the elderly William's point of view, as he relays his story to a young theatre director attempting to bring William's life to the stage.

Journey of a Story

92 mins | May 10, 2012

Journey of a Story
Journey of a Story follows the life of William Brown, a fictional New Zealand serviceman both physically and emotionally damaged by his tour of duty in Europe and time as a Prisoner of War during World War II. Returning home, William finds a very different world to the one he left behind. Forced to leave the home he planned to enjoy with his wife Lily and young son James, William struggles to cope until an observant War Pension medical officer convinces William to take up writing. Fueled with a new passion for life, William finally finds a road to success, in ways he could not possibly imagine. The story is told to from the elderly William's point of view, as he relays his story to a young theatre director attempting to bring William's life to the stage.
Producers
Original title Journey of a Story
Directors
Writers

Cast

Bill Leathwick

as William Brown

Paul Thomas Lewis

as William Brown - younger

Angela Franklyn

as Lily Brown

James Crompton

as Laurence Burton

James Bailey Fletcher

as Jack Percival - younger

Jesse Allam

as Thomas Brown

Jordan Ancel

as American Sergeant

Andrew Birkill

as Mr. Mullholand

Lisa Brickell

as Stage Nurse Audrey

Ron Brown

as Jack Percival - elder

Colin Buckley

as James Brown

Steve Farac Ciprian

as Henry Smithers

George Ferrier

as James Brown - 6 years

Virginia Frankovich

as Maude Smithers

Alexandra Clare

as Thomas' Girlfriend

Nichola Gilchrist

as Mrs. Mulholland

Lutz Halbhubner

as Hans

Scott Harding

as Roger Simms

Tonci Pivac

as Radio News Reporter (voice)

Coben Storer

as Lieutenant Conrad Bickers

Samuel Thomas

as Stage Jack

Paul Trimmer

as Stage William

Robyn Worthington

as Esther Smithers