Menzies and Churchill at War

Menzies and Churchill at War
Directed bySteve Jodrell
Written byJohn Moore
Michael Cummins
Steve Jodrell
Produced byJohn Moore
StarringMatthew King
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
Dennis Coard
Margot Knight
CinematographyDarrell Martin
Edited bySteven Robinson
Music byJohn Clifford White
Running time
55 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

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

References

  1. ^ Galer, Kit (30 October 2008), "Menzies had a word or two about Winston Churchill", Herald Sun
  2. ^ Blundell, Graeme (25 October 2008), "History in pictures", The Weekend Australian
  3. ^ Stewart, Cameron (25 October 2008), "In the cabinet with Churchill", The Weekend Australian
  4. ^ Elliott, Tim (27 October 2008), "At war with Winston", The Sydney Morning Herald