15 Sep 1994
S.F.W.
An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to their threats to kill him makes news headlines.
Newsfront
They lived, died, laughed and loved behind a newsreel camera.
Two brothers working as news cameramen for competing companies in '50s Australia find their lives dramatically affected by the constantly changing times in which they live.
Top Billed Cast
Bill Hunter Len Maguire
Wendy Hughes Amy Mackenzie
Gerard Kennedy Frank Maguire
Chris Haywood Chris Hewitt
John Ewart Charlie
Don Crosby A.G. Marwood
Angela Punch McGregor Fay
John Clayton Cliff
John Dease Ken
Bryan Brown Geoff
Lorna Lesley Ellie
Drew Forsythe Bruce
Tony Barry Greasy
Alexander Archdale Sir Charles
Bill Lyle Macka
Paul Jones Charlie's Assistant
Bruce Spence Redex Trial Driver
Les Foxcroft Redex Trial Driver
Robyn Moase Dinah
John Flaus Father Coughlan
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