Menzies and Churchill at War
The true story of the dark days of 1941 when Menzies battled with Winston Churchill over the strategic direction of the Second World War with the fate of Australia hanging in the balance.
Directed by Steve Jodrell · Written by Michael Cummins
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Charles Tingwell Winston Churchill -
Dennis Coard Fred Shedden -
Margot Knight Dame Pattie Menzies -
Noel Herriman Clement Attlee -
Tim Hughes Anthony Eden -
Jennifer Vuletic Narrator (voice) - C Chris Waters Lord Beaverbrook
- S Simon Rogers Lord Cranborne
- M Matthew King Robert Menzies
- B Barry Friedlander General Dill
- I Ian McTear Archibald Sinclair
- T Tim Bell Sir Kingsley Wood
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