The Last Bastion (1984)

Directed by

Chris Thomson

Genre

drama television series

Country

Australia

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This mini-series is a docudrama about Australia's role in World War II. It focuses on the difficult relationship Australia had with Great Britain and the United States during the war.

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What happens

The Last Bastion is a television mini-series which aired in Australia in November 1984. It is a docudrama telling the story of Australia's involvement in World War II, and its often strained relations with its two main allies, Great Britain and the United States. The running time of the series is reported as 360 minutes (6 hours) on the IMDb page, that is the screening time with ads. Each part runs for approx 90 minutes, both on VHS tape and DVD, is approximately 160 minutes implying they are heavily edited versions, as they've compressed 3 episodes into one 2 hour 40 minute film. The 3 episodes still remain in the Screensound Archive. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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