The Prime Minister Is Missing (2008)
With Australia at war in Vietnam in 1967, suddenly Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared without a trace—an event unparalleled in the history of western democracy. Four decades later, a coronial inquiry confirmed that Harold Holt had accidentally drowned. Some people may still believe that Holt was a spy and fled to China in a submarine. But most suspect there was more to his disappearance than has ever been revealed. Reconstructed from eyewitness accounts, this dramatised documentary tells the story of the Prime Minister's secret world in the months before he disappeared — a world of betrayal, blackmail, political treachery, a poisonous feud, mounting physical and mental strain, and near-death experiences. Featuring Normie Rowe as Harold Holt, Nicholas Hope as William McMahon and Tony Llewellyn-Jones as John McEwen, this film reveals explosive new aspects of the case.
Director: Peter Butt
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Helen Morse as Narrator |
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Normie Rowe as Harold Holt |
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Nicholas Hope as William McMahon |
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Tony Llewellyn-Jones as John McEwen |
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Matthew O'Sullivan as Governor General Lord Casey |
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Gloria Ajenstat as Mrs Gillespie |
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David Callan as Maxwell Newton |
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Kuni Hashimoto as Japanese Ambassador |
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Lawrence Price as Alan Stewart |
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Michael Howlett as Martin Simpson |
| Camera | Calvin Gardiner | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Guy Gross | Music |
| Production | Kathy Moore | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Julian Ellingworth | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Finnegan Spencer | Title Designer |
| Directing | Peter Butt | Director |
| Directing | Ian Astridge | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Leo Sullivan | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Felix Reiten | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Jules Sound | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Lynda Wilkinson | Line Producer |
| Camera | Peter McDougall | Underwater Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beverly Freeman | Costume Designer |
| Art | Craig Mandile | Production Design |
| Crew | Alan Erson | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Sally Regan | Co-Producer |
| Production | Peter Butt | Producer |
| Writing | Peter Butt | Writer |
| Editing | Peter Butt | Editor |
