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Federation

Federation

1999•2h 53m•E•Documentary

An epic tale about the making of Australia. This tells the stories of the founding fathers and of the people in six separate colonies in the decades leading to Federation. It's a tale of winners and losers, of great debates which unified the country, of the struggle not just to make an Australian nation, but to create Australian democracy.

Ian Munro · Director

Sue Castrique · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 53m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 1, 1999

Actors

Deborah Kennedy

Deborah Kennedy

Louisa Lawson

Leo McKern

Leo McKern

Henry Parkes

Peter O'Brien

Peter O'Brien

Alfred Deakin

William Zappa

William Zappa

Charles Kingston

Richard Piper

Richard Piper

Edmund Barton

Shane McNamara

Shane McNamara

voices

Max Cullen

Max Cullen

voices

Kirk Alexander

voices

John Doyle

Narrator

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