The Dismissal 41 years old

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.

Credits

The Dismissal Cast

Name Character
Vincent Ball He was 59, now 100 years old
Tony Barry He was 42, now 83 years old
John Allen He was 38, now 79 years old

The Dismissal Crew

Name Department
Richard Francis-Bruce as Editor. He was 34 (now 75) years old Editing
Su Armstrong as Associate Producer. Production
Carl Schultz as Director. He was 43 (now 84) years old Directing
Dean Semler as Director of Photography. He was 40 (now 81) years old Camera
Terry Hayes as Producer. He was 31 (now 72) years old Production
Terry Hayes as Writer. He was 31 (now 72) years old Writing
Phillip Noyce as Director. He was 32 (now 73) years old Directing
Phillip Noyce as Writer. He was 32 (now 73) years old Writing
George Ogilvie as Director. He was 51 (now 93) years old Directing
George Miller as Director. He was 37 (now 79) years old Directing
George Miller as Executive Producer. He was 37 (now 79) years old Production
George Miller as Writer. He was 37 (now 79) years old Writing
John Power as Director. He was 52 (20) years old when He died Directing
Byron Kennedy as Executive Producer. He was 33 (33) years old when He died Production
The Dismissal poster
The Dismissal (41 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, March 06, 1983
  • Runtime: 270 minutes