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The Dismissal

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The drama surrounding the dismissal of Mr. Gough Whitlam as the Labor Prime Minister of Australia - on 11 November, 1975 - by the then Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr - and the subsequent installation, in Parliament, of the Liberal 'caretaker government' and Mr. Malcolm Fraser as the 'caretaker' Prime Minister.

Featured Crew

Phillip Noyce
Director
George Miller
Director
John Power
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George Ogilvie
Director
Carl Schultz
Director
Daphne Paris
Writer
Terry Hayes
Writer
Ron Blair
Writer

Cast

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Max Phipps
Gough Whitlam
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John Stanton
Malcolm Fraser
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John Meillon
Sir John Kerr
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Bill Hunter
Rex Connor
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John Hargreaves
Dr. Jim Cairns
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Peter Sumner
Bill Hayden
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Stewart Faichney
Billy Snedden
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Ed Devereaux
Phil Lynch
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David Downer
Tony Staley
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Harry Weiss
Tirath Khemlani
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Robyn Nevin
Lady Kerr
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Neela Dey
Junie Morosi
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Tom Oliver
Senator Reg Withers
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Carol Burns
Cairns' Secretary
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Nancye Hayes
Connor's Secretary
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Tony Barry
The Press Secretary
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Sean Scully
Doug Anthony
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Tim Elliott
Sir Frederick Wheeler
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Arthur Dignam
Eric Robinson
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Alan Becher
Ian Viner
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John Allen
Prime Ministerial Aide
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Stuart Littlemore
The TV Anchorman
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Tim Burns
David Smith
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Dennis Miller
The Second Speaker
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Ruth Cracknell
Margaret Whitlam
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Les Foxcroft
The First Speaker
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Veronica Lang
The Reporter
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Vincent Ball
Justin O'Byrne
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Peter Collingwood
Tun Abdul Razak
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George Ogilvie
Senator Jim McClelland
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Ken Wayne
Liberal Senator
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Robin Bowering
D.J. Killen
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Tony Blackett
Rob Ellicot
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Ray Marshall
Labor Senate Leader
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Martin Harris
Kep Enderby
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John Clayton
Barry Cohen