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The Prime Minister Is Missing

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With Australia at war in Vietnam in 1967, suddenly Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared without a trace—an event unparalleled in the history of western democracy. Four decades later, a coronial inquiry confirmed that Harold Holt had accidentally drowned. Some people may still believe that Holt was a spy and fled to China in a submarine. But most suspect there was more to his disappearance than has ever been revealed. Reconstructed from eyewitness accounts, this dramatised documentary tells the story of the Prime Minister's secret world in the months before he disappeared — a world of betrayal, blackmail, political treachery, a poisonous feud, mounting physical and mental strain, and near-death experiences. Featuring Normie Rowe as Harold Holt, Nicholas Hope as William McMahon and Tony Llewellyn-Jones as John McEwen, this film reveals explosive new aspects of the case.

Directed byPeter Butt

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 55m
Language
EN
Released
October 29, 2008
Studios
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Helen Morse

Helen Morse

Narrator

Normie Rowe

Normie Rowe

Harold Holt

Nicholas Hope

Nicholas Hope

William McMahon

Tony Llewellyn-Jones

Tony Llewellyn-Jones

John McEwen

Matthew O'Sullivan

Matthew O'Sullivan

Governor General Lord Casey

Gloria Ajenstat

Mrs Gillespie

David Callan

David Callan

Maxwell Newton

Kuni Hashimoto

Kuni Hashimoto

Japanese Ambassador

Lawrence Price

Alan Stewart

Michael Howlett

Martin Simpson

Creative team
Directed by
Peter Butt
Written by
Peter Butt
Produced by
Peter Butt

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