The Dismissal (1983)
- Directed by
- George Ogilvie, John Power, Phillip Noyce, George Miller
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Australia
- Length
- 1 season, 6 episodes
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This miniseries dramatizes the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis. It shows the political events and key figures that led to the dismissal of the prime minister.
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What happens
The Dismissal is an Australian television miniseries, first screened in 1983, that dramatised the events of the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis. It was partly written and directed by the noted film makers George Miller and Phillip Noyce as well as Mad Max screenwriter Terry Hayes, with cinematography by Dean Semler. The miniseries comprised six one-hour episodes. It was originally broadcast by Network Ten, beginning on 6 March 1983 (the day after the 1983 federal election), and was also broadcast in the United Kingdom. It was voted the 19th-best Australian television show on the 50 Years 50 Shows list. In the 1970s, there were several attempts to make a film based on the same story called King Hit, written by Erwin Rado and Bruce Grant. Phillip Noyce and Paul Cox were both attached as directors for a time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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