Bordertown
Where dreams begin - and sometimes end.
Limited Series 1995 · 10 eps · ★ 7.0 · Drama
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Bordertown is a 1995 Australian TV miniseries. It takes place in a post World War II refugee camp in Australia.
Directed by Ken Cameron · Written by John Alsop
Network: ABC TV
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Mitchell Butel Nino Della Vergine -
Linda Cropper Bev Stafford -
Melita Jurišić Adrianna Leeuwen -
Alex Menglet Mihaly Bassa -
Joe Petruzzi Joe Della Vergine -
Christine Tremarco Louise Pearson -
Hugo Weaving Kenneth Pearson - P Petru Gheorghiu Dante / Dante's Father
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Geoff Morrell Bates - K Kim Hillas Maeve
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Norman Kaye Pieter Leeuwen -
Cate Blanchett Bianca
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