The True Believers (1988)
The True Believers (1988)
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Plot.
The True Believers is a 1988 Australian mini series which looks at the history of the Australian Labor Party from the end of World War Two up to the Australian Labor Party split of 1955.
It was co-written by Bob Ellis who focused on three characters "Chifley, the unlettered man of great dignity; Menzies, who used to stand for something but eventually stood only for Menzies; and Evatt, the grand idealist... It's almost like Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. It's a chunk of national history during Australia's great era of change after the war."
Where to Watch.

Currently The True Believers is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Stan
Streaming in:🇦🇺 Australia
Cast & Crew.

Ed Devereaux
Ben Chifley

Simon Chilvers
H.V. Evatt

John Bonney
Robert Menzies

Nick Tate
Les Hayden

Ray Meagher
Tom Burke

Gary Files
Fred Daly

Ron Blanchard
Arthur Calwell

John Ewart
Fred Daley

Mary-Lou Stewart
Joanna Malcolm

Graham Rouse
Arthur Fadden

Dorothy St. Heaps
Elizabeth Chifley

John Derum
B.A.Santamaria

Leonie-Martin Smith
Ethel Casey

Stuart McCreery
Allan Dalziel

Hec Macmillan
Sir William McKell

Peter Corbett
John Dedman

Michelle Marzo
Rosalind Evatt

Paul Hunt
John Burton

Harold Hopkins
Edgar Ross

Paul Sonkkila
Ron Tate

Bill Young
Jim Cooper

Valerie Bader
Mary Alice Evatt

Bryan Marshall
Richard Casey

Malcolm Robertson
Idris Williams

Joan Bruce
Pattie Menzies

Kevin Golsby
Narrator

Tim Elliott
Radio Announcer

Kenneth Radley
Bill Parkinson

Danny Adcock
Lloyd Ross

Diane Craig
Elsie

Jeff Ashby
Garfield Barwick

Robin Bowering
Mr. Purcell

Neil Fitzpatrick
H.C. Coombs

Tracy Mann
Tess Ross

Alan McQueen
Jim Healy

Norman Kaye
Archbishop Mannix

Rob Steele
Clyde Cameron

Bob Baines
Stan Keon

Scott McGregor
Jim Comerford

Gerry Duggan
Wally

Ron Hackett
Les McConnan

Laurie Butler
Speaker of the House

Bob Ellis
Writer

Stephen Ramsay
Writer

Peter Fisk
Director

John Lonie
Writer

Matt Carroll
Writer / Executive Producer

William Motzing
Music

Peter Knevitt
Cinematography

Richard A. Bond Jr.
Cinematography

Tony Conolly
Cinematography

Peter Robson
Cinematography

Murray Tonkin
Cinematography

Graham Tickle
Editor

Cathy Forster
Editor

Julie Belle
Production Design / Art Direction / Production Design / Art Direction

Gregor McLean
Production Design

Geoffrey Wedlock
Production Design

Jolanta Nejman
Costume Design

Stephen O'Rourke
Line Producer

Sandra Levy
Executive Producer

Bruce Liebau
Producer

Colin Borgonon
Details.
Release DateJune 28, 1988
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes8
Running Time1h
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
political party
election campaign
cold war
world war ii
prime minister
freedom of speech
constitution
idealism
trade union
anti-communism
parliament
class differences
disillusionment
political campaign
political leader
secret service
political intrigue
post world war ii
catholicism
communism
red scare
1940s
political figure
1950s
political repression
political scandal
australian history
political turmoil
leftist radical
political history
australian politics
australian prime minister
Miniseries
Wiki.
True Believers is a 1988 Australian miniseries which looks at the history of the Australian Labor Party from the end of World War II up to the Australian Labor Party split of 1955.It was co-written by Bob Ellis who focused on three characters "Chifley, the unlettered man of great dignity; Menzies, who used to stand for something but eventually stood only for Menzies; and Evatt, the grand idealist... It's almost like Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. It's a chunk of national history during Australia's great era of change after the war."