Rats in the Ranks (1996)
Every September Sydney's inner-suburban Leichhardt Council re-elects it mayor. Incumbent Larry Hand was popular with the citizenry but they don't vote for mayor - the 12 councillors do - and after three years of Larry, at least four councillors were after his job. When film-makers Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson settled in at Leichhardt Council in early 1994 the knives were already being sharpened. A battle royal was in the making, and so it came to pass. By the end of September Larry had fought the fight of his life, with Connolly and Anderson documenting every bit of it on film. Ambition, courage, envy, hatred, loyalty, betrayal, disaster, triumph... in other words, a classic study in politics.
Directors: Bob Connolly, Robin Anderson.
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Larry Hand as Himself |
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Evan Jones as Himself |
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Neil Macindoe as Himself |
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Trevor Snape as Himself |
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Harry Sidaway as Himself |
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Nick Origlass as Himself |
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Bob Heffernan as Himself |
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Kate Butler as Herself |
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Kath Hacking as Herself |
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Sue Stock as Herself |
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Christine O'Brien as Herself |
| Sound | Robin Anderson | Sound |
| Sound | Robert Sullivan | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Ray Thomas | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Ray Thomas | Editor |
| Sound | Stephen Barbour | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Christine Woodruff | Music Consultant |
| Production | Dasha Ross | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Bob Connolly | Director |
| Directing | Robin Anderson | Director |
| Production | Bob Connolly | Producer |
| Production | Robin Anderson | Producer |
| Writing | Robin Anderson | Writer |
| Writing | Bob Connolly | Writer |
| Production | Chris Oliver | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Drew Bailey | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Bob Connolly | Director of Photography |
