Curtin

He stood up in wartime and paid the price

Curtin — Plot

1941. A country in crisis. A new man in power. Leadership demands and personal demons are set to collide. The story of John Curtin as he faces his first six months as Prime Minister, confronting in quick succession, the tragedy of Pearl Harbour, the fall of Singapore, the bombing of Darwin and a furious battle with Churchill over the deployment of Australian troops. This is a raw and intimate story of a driven and inspirational leader - a man who struggles to battle his own personal demons while serving and protecting a country at war.

• Release date
• April 21, 2007
• Runtime
• 93 min
• Genres
• Drama, TV Movie
• Director
• Jessica Hobbs

Curtin — Cast

William McInnes John Curtin Noni Hazlehurst Elsie Curtin Asher Keddie Elsie Jnr Ben Esler John Jnr Brian Meegan Frederick Shedden Dan Wyllie Don Rodgers Geoff Morrell Ben Chifley Bille Brown Robert Menzies