Newsfront (1978)
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Set between the years 1949 and 1956, Newsfront tracks the destinies of two brothers, their adventures and misadventures placed in the context of sweeping social and political changes in their native Australia. Both of the protagonists are newsreel photographers. Frank (Gerard Maguire) is… More Set between the years 1949 and 1956, Newsfront tracks the destinies of two brothers, their adventures and misadventures placed in the context of sweeping social and political changes in their native Australia. Both of the protagonists are newsreel photographers. Frank (Gerard Maguire) is constitutionally resistant to change, while Len (Bill Kennedy) welcomes any alterations in his own life and in the world around him. The film fluctuates between black and white and color, between actual news footage and reconstructed events. Newsfront is what The Way We Were might have looked like on a tiny budget with a cast of unknowns. The film represented a laudable feature-film directorial debut for one-time documentary filmmaker Philip Noyce. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Phillip Noyce
- Written By
- David Elfick, Bob Ellis
- Genres
- Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 2001 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The way the newsreels are woven into the fictionalized story is seamless.
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Cast
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Bill Hunter
as Len Maguire
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Wendy Hughes
as Amy McKenzie
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Gerard Kennedy
as Frank Maguire
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Chris Haywood
as Chris Hewett
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John Ewart
as Charlie Henderson
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Angela Punch McGregor
as Fay Maguire
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Don Crosby
as A.G. Marwood
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Bryan Brown
as Geoff the Editor
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John Clayton
as Cliff the Production Manager
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Lorna Lesley
as Ellie
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John Dease
as Ken the Narrator
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Drew Forsythe
as Bruce the Second Editor
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Tony Barry
as Greasy the Sound Mixer
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Mark Holden
as Len's New Assistant
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Alexander Archdale
as Sir Charles
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Bill Lyle
as Macka the Projectionist
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Paul Jones
as Charlie's assistant
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Bruce Spence
as Redex Trial Driver
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Les Foxcroft
as Redex Trial Driver
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Robyn Moase
as Dinah
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John Flaus
as Father Coughlan
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Chad Morgan
as Redex Singer
