The Legend of Fred Paterson (1996)
Overview
The story of Fred Paterson, member for Bowen in the Queensland parliament in the 1940s and the only Communist Party member ever elected to any Australian parliament.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.49 |
Directed By
Pat Laughren
Jonathan Dawson
Crew
Bruce Jacobson
John Bailey
Michael O'Rourke
Kathleen Paterson
John Bryden-Brown
Sarah Hicks
Paul Jones
Steve Pohlner
Carolyn Nott
Chris Strewe
Marnie Kelly
Jan Cattoni
Malcom Jacobson
Eric Sankey
Felicity Dawson
Brendan Williams
Paul Draper
Penny Neilson
Pete Johnson
Rowena Mollica
Marissa Cooke
Terry Fisher
Georgina Greenhill
Laurence Maher
Tim Mather
Ken Berryman
Max Bannah
Beverly Symons
George Burne
Gulcin Cribb
Maureen Pease
Gilbert Savage
Stuart Macintyre
Helen Tully
Therese Collie
Tony May
Sally Jackson
Len Fisher
Glen Lewis
Pete Johnson
Wendy Lowenstein
Mathew Wengert
Owen Johnston
Mark Hamlyn
Frank Millward
Ross Fitzgerald
John Clements
Pat Laughren
Steve Pohlner
David Huggett
Ivan Johnston
Owen Johnston
Ross Fitzgerald
Pat Laughren
Jonathan Dawson
Jonathan Dawson
TOP CAST
Harold Hopkins
Fred Paterson
Fred Paterson
Self (archive footage)
John Paterson
Self
Jim Paterson
Self
Joe Bailes
Self
Claude Jones
Self
Alice Hughes
Self
Edgar Ross
Self
Frank Bishop
Self
George Bordujenko
Self
Fred Thomson
Self
Alby Graham
Self
John Flaus
Narrator (voice)
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