Children of the Revolution
A red comedy about the ultimate party animals.
1996 | 101m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Peter Duncan |
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| Writer: | Peter Duncan |
| Staring: |
| A man (Richard Roxburgh) the Australian government blames for 1990s political woes blames his mother (Judy Davis), a communist Stalin seduced in 1951. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 26, 1996 |
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| Director: | Peter Duncan |
| Writer: | Peter Duncan |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | camera, vodka, revolution, australia, joseph stalin, torture |
| Production Companies | New South Wales Film & Television Office, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Australian Asset Securities Limited, Rev Kids |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 14, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Judy Davis | Joan Fraser Welch |
| Sam Neill | David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine' |
| F. Murray Abraham | Josef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin |
| Richard Roxburgh | Joseph 'Joe' Welch |
| Rachel Griffiths | Constable Anna Welch |
| Geoffrey Rush | Zachary Welch |
| Russell Kiefel | Barry Rogers |
| John Gaden | Prof. C.W. 'Wilf' Wilke |
| Kenneth Radley | Bernard Shaw |
| Ben McIvor | Joe Welch at 8 Years |
| Fiona Press | Mavis Craig |
| Rowan Woods | Colin 'Col' Slansky |
| Alex Menglet | Yuri Nikolayev |
| Barry Langrishe | Ted |
| Ron Haddrick | Sir Allan Miles |
| Graham Ware Jr. | Harry |
| Heather Mitchell | Mrs. Savage |
| Robbie McGregor | Minister Frank |
| Paul Livingston | Beria |
| Dennis Watkins | Khrushchev |
| Stephen Abbott | Malenkov |
| Harold Hopkins | Police Commissioner |
| Roy Billing | Police Sergeant |
| Charles Little | Doctor |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Peter Duncan | Director, Screenplay, Casting, Author |
| Martin McGrath | Director of Photography |
| Simon Martin | Script Editor, Editor, Post Production Supervisor |
| Kerrie Brown | Set Decoration |
| Kate Dennis | Continuity |
| Nigel Westlake | Original Music Composer |
| Roger Ford | Production Design |
| Robyn Kershaw | Casting |
| Terry Ryan | Costume Design |
| Laurie Faen | Art Direction |
| John Martin | Second Assistant Director |
| Robert Agganis | Steadicam Operator |
| Danny Batterham | Camera Operator |
| Katrina Crook | Focus Puller |
| Colin Deane | Focus Puller |
| Michele Duval | Clapper Loader |
| Philip le Masurier | Still Photographer |
| Martin Lee | Steadicam Operator |
| Brett McDowell | Key Grip |
| Ian Phillips | Focus Puller |
| Greg Rawson | Best Boy Electric |
| James Rickard | Focus Puller |
| Graham Sharpe | Camera Operator |
| John Tate | Assistant Grip |
| Greg Ricketson | Production Supervisor |
| Guntis Sics | Sound Recordist |
| Tracey Hyde-Moxham | Art Department Coordinator |
| Richard Boué | Stunt Coordinator |
| John Bowring | Armorer, Special Effects |
| Mel Dykes | Costume Supervisor |
| Kirsten Veysey | Makeup Artist, Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Yvonne Savage | Hairstylist |
| Nik Dorning | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Wendy Sainsbury | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Ann-Maree Hurley | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| John O'Connell | Choreographer |
| John Lee | Assistant Editor |
| Martin Connor | First Assistant Editor |
| Christine Woodruff | Music Coordinator |
| Georgina Burke | Researcher |
| Gregory Klumov | Archival Footage Research |
| Andrew Plain | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Libby Villa | Dialogue Editor |
| Antony Gray | Sound Effects Editor |
| Libby Blainey | Title Designer |
| P.J. Voeten | First Assistant Director |
| Jennifer Leacey | Third Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tristram Miall | Producer |
| Greg Ricketson | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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