The Prime Minister Is Missing
2008 | 55m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Peter Butt |
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| Writer: | Peter Butt |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 29, 2008 |
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| Director: | Peter Butt |
| Writer: | Peter Butt |
| Genres: | Mystery, Documentary |
| Keywords | drowning, investigation, conspiracy, docudrama, political intrigue , archive footage, 1960s, australian folklore, spear fishing, documents, australian prime minister |
| Production Companies | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 (Update) Entered: May 11, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Helen Morse | Narrator |
| Normie Rowe | Harold Holt |
| Nicholas Hope | William McMahon |
| Tony Llewellyn-Jones | John McEwen |
| Matthew O'Sullivan | Governor General Lord Casey |
| Gloria Ajenstat | Mrs Gillespie |
| David Callan | Maxwell Newton |
| Kuni Hashimoto | Japanese Ambassador |
| Lawrence Price | Alan Stewart |
| Michael Howlett | Martin Simpson |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Peter McDougall | Underwater Director of Photography |
| Lynda Wilkinson | Line Producer |
| Kathy Moore | Production Coordinator |
| Finnegan Spencer | Title Designer |
| Leo Sullivan | Sound Recordist |
| Beverly Freeman | Costume Designer |
| Felix Reiten | Unit Manager |
| Ian Astridge | First Assistant Director |
| Alan Erson | Commissioning Editor |
| Calvin Gardiner | Director of Photography |
| Guy Gross | Music |
| Jules Sound | Sound Mixer |
| Julian Ellingworth | Sound Mixer |
| Peter Butt | Director, Editor, Writer |
| Craig Mandile | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
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| Sally Regan | Co-Producer |
| Peter Butt | Producer |
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