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Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)

2011-01-25 Documentary, 1h 3m

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In ten years he turned a prison colony into the foundation of a nation

Overview

Biography of Lachlan Macquarie and his wife, Elizabeth, who arrived to govern the colony of New South Wales in Australia in 1810. In just over a decade, the couple transformed the prison colony into a proto nation.

Top Billed Cast

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David Tennant

Narrator

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Grace Karskens

Herself - University of New South Wales (as Professor Grace Karskens)

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Tom Devine

Himself - University of Edinbugh (as Professor Tom Devine)

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Clive Russell

Lachlan Macquarie

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Julie Wilson Nimmo

Elizabeth Macquarie

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Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Commissioner Bigge (as Lewis Fitzgerald)

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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Production Companies
  • Screen Australia,
  • Intomedia,
  • Screen NSW,
  • Caledonia Productions,
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