The King (2007)
The King is the story of Graham Kennedy, Australia's first and greatest home grown TV superstar. It traces his rise from working class Balaclava kid, through radio, TV, film, and back to TV again. It also tracks Kennedy's personal tragedies - the loneliness, the unrealised ambitions and the terrible pressures of being Australia's first homegrown superstar in the 1950s and 60s.
Director:
Matthew Saville
Writers:
Jaime Browne, Kris Mrksa.
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Stephen Curry as Graham Kennedy |
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Shaun Micallef as Colin Bednall |
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Garry McDonald as Nicky Whitta |
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Steve Bisley as Harry M. Miller |
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Stephen Hall as Bert Newton |
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Todd MacDonald as Richard Croft |
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Bernard Curry as John Wesley |
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Nick Farnell as Norm Spencer |
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Donal Forde as Geoff "Corkie" Corke |
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Leo Taylor as Sir Frank Packer |
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Johnny Brady as Tim |
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Monica Maughan as Nana Scott |
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Roz Hammond as Kathleen Whitta |
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Jane Allsop as Noeline Brown |
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Beth Buchanan as Val Wesley |
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Leverne McDonnell as Mary Kennedy |
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Virginia Bowers as Clara |
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Cathy Godbold as Rosemary Margan |
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Louis Corbett as Young Graham Kennedy |
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Kodi Smit-McPhee as Young John Wesley |
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Elwood Miles as Len |
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Kate Doherty as Princess Panda |
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Thomas M. Wright as Alfie |
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Angus Sampson as Ugly Dave Gray |
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Mick Alford as Driver |
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Steve McDowell as Stage Hand #1 |
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John Osborne as Stage Hand #2 |
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Nigel Johnston as Handsome Man |
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Chad Hamilton as Michael Whitta |
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Riley Hamilton as Gary Whitta |
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Carole Patullo as Reception Nurse |
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Glen Hancox as Floor Manager / AD |
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Dion Mills as Batman |
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Rod Flannagan as Executive #1 |
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Raymond Hatfield as Executive #2 |
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Ian Swan as Executive #3 |
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Dave Kenyon as Executive #4 |
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Dan Purdey as Executive #5 |
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Morgan Baker as David |
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Mike Shephard as Blankety Blanks Member |
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Richard Askin as Stage Manager |
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Chris Saxton as Studio Crew #1 |
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Marcelle Knapp as Studio Crew #2 |
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William Wood as Radio Executive #1 |
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Eric McPhan as Radio Executive #2 |
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Brett Donohue as Writer #1 |
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Nigel Leslie as Writer #2 |
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Graham Kennedy as Himself (archive footage) |
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Tony Barber as Himself (archive footage) |
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Bert Newton as Himself (archive footage) |
| Production | Nathan Lloyd | Casting |
| Production | Jason Stephens | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Jaime Browne | Screenplay |
| Production | Andrew Marshall | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Jason Stephens | Producer |
| Writing | Kris Mrksa | Screenplay |
| Directing | Matthew Saville | Director |
| Production | Mark Fennessy | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ann Robinson | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandi Cichello | Costume Design |
| Production | Elisa Argenzio | Line Producer |
| Production | Anna Molyneaux | Production Manager |
| Editing | Geoff Hitchins | Editor |
| Art | Adele Flere | Art Direction |
| Art | Paddy Reardon | Production Design |
| Sound | Bryony Marks | Music |
| Crew | Leilani Hannah | Cinematography |
| Camera | Natalie van den Dungen | Clapper Loader |
| Production | Sophie Siomos | Production Accountant |
| Directing | Susie Struth | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Craig Dusting | Key Grip |
| Camera | Dan Maxwell | Focus Puller |
