Menzies and Churchill at War (2008)

Directed by

Steve Jodrell

Genre

drama, war

Country

Australia

Runtime

55 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary covers Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies visit to England in 1941. He tries to persuade Winston Churchill to strengthen Australia's defenses. The film uses archival footage and re-enactments.

informativehistoricalsobereducationalarchivalreflectivepoliticalmethodical

What happens

Menzies and Churchill at War is an Australian TV documentary film broadcast on the ABC on 30 October 2008. It tells the story of Robert Menzies's trip to England in 1941 to try convince Winston Churchill to shore up Australia's defences. It was based on David Day's book of the same name. It mixes together archival footage, including footage taken by Menzies himself, with re-enactments. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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