NEWSFRONT

'''Newsfront''' is a 1978 Australian drama film starring Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, and Bryan Brown, directed by Phillip Noyce. The screenplay is written by David Elfick, Bob Ellis, Philippe Mora, and Phillip Noyce. The original music score is composed by William Motzing. This film was shot on location in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
'Taglines:'

★ ''They covered the action and shared the excitement''.

★ ''When the news ran out.. they made their own''.

Contents

Plot summary

Main cast

See also

External links

Plot summary

The plot of the movie is about photographers and cameramen who will do anything to get footage. Set between the years 1949 and 1956, the film tracks the destinies of two brothers, their adventures and misadventures placed in the context of sweeping social and political changes in their native Australia. Frank Maguire is constitutionally resistant to change, while his younger brother Len Maguire welcomes any alterations in his own life and in the world around him.

Main cast

★ Bill Hunter - Len Maguire

★ Wendy Hughes - Amy Mackenzie

★ Gerard Kennedy - Frank Maguire

★ Chris Haywood - Chris Hewitt

★ John Ewart - Charlie

★ Angela Punch McGregor - Fay

★ Bryan Brown - Geoff

★ Mark Holden - Len's new assistant

★ Drew Forsythe - Bruce

★ Ray Meagher - Len's second brother

★ Bruce Spence - Redex trial driver

★ Brian Blain - Fred

★ Jude Kuring - Geoff's wife

★ John Flaus - Father Coughlan

★ Tony Barry - Greasy

See also

★ List of Australian films

External links

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★ Newsfront at the National Film and Sound Archive