The Dismissal

The Dismissal

270 mins | Drama, History, TV Movie | March 6, 1983

The drama surrounding the dismissal of Mr. Gough Whitlam as the Labor Prime Minister of Australia - on 11 November, 1975 - by the then Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr - and the subsequent installation, in Parliament, of the Liberal 'caretaker government' and Mr. Malcolm Fraser as the 'caretaker' Prime Minister.

The Dismissal

270 mins | Drama, History, TV Movie | March 6, 1983

The Dismissal
The drama surrounding the dismissal of Mr. Gough Whitlam as the Labor Prime Minister of Australia - on 11 November, 1975 - by the then Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr - and the subsequent installation, in Parliament, of the Liberal 'caretaker government' and Mr. Malcolm Fraser as the 'caretaker' Prime Minister.
IMDb rating 8.2
Producers Kennedy Miller Productions, Network Ten
Original title The Dismissal
Directors John Power, Carl Schultz, George Ogilvie, George Miller, Phillip Noyce
Writers Sally Gibson, Ron Blair, Daphne Paris, George Miller, Phillip Noyce, Terry Hayes

Cast

Max Phipps

as Gough Whitlam

John Stanton

as Malcolm Fraser

John Meillon

as Sir John Kerr

Bill Hunter

as Rex Connor

John Hargreaves

as Dr. Jim Cairns

Peter Sumner

as Bill Hayden

Stewart Faichney

as Billy Snedden

Ed Devereaux

as Phil Lynch

David Downer

as Tony Staley

Harry Weiss

as Tirath Khemlani

Robyn Nevin

as Lady Kerr

Neela Dey

as Junie Morosi

Tom Oliver

as Senator Reg Withers

Carol Burns

as Cairns' Secretary

Nancye Hayes

as Connor's Secretary

Tony Barry

as The Press Secretary

Sean Scully

as Doug Anthony

Tim Eliott

as Sir Frederick Wheeler

Arthur Dignam

as Eric Robinson

Alan Becher

as Ian Viner

John Allen

as Prime Ministerial Aide

Stuart Littlemore

as The TV Anchorman

Tim Burns

as David Smith

Dennis Miller

as The Second Speaker

Ruth Cracknell

as Margaret Whitlam

Les Foxcroft

as The First Speaker

Veronica Lang

as The Reporter

Vincent Ball

as Justin O'Byrne

Peter Collingwood

as Tun Abdul Razak

George Ogilvie

as Senator Jim McClelland

Ken Wayne

as Liberal Senator

Robin Bowering

as D.J. Killen

Tony Blackett

as Rob Ellicot

Arna-Maria Winchester

as Reporter

Ray Marshall

as Labor Senate Leader

Martin Harris

as Kep Enderby

John Clayton

as Barry Cohen