The King

The King

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2007-05-20

The King is the story of Graham Kennedy, Australia's first and greatest home grown TV superstar. It traces his rise from working class Balaclava kid, through radio, TV, film, and back to TV again. It also tracks Kennedy's personal tragedies - the loneliness, the unrealised ambitions and the terrible pressures of being Australia's first homegrown superstar in the 1950s and 60s.

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The King is the story of Graham Kennedy, Australia's first and greatest home grown TV superstar. It traces his rise from working class Balaclava kid, through radio, TV, film, and back to TV again. It also tracks Kennedy's personal tragedies - the loneliness, the unrealised ambitions and the terrible pressures of being Australia's first homegrown superstar in the 1950s and 60s.

Released

2007-05-20

Runtime

100

Director

Matthew Saville

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Language

English

Production

Crackerjack Productions

TV1

Fremantle Australia

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    Garry McDonald

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    Steve Bisley

    Steve Bisley
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    Stephen Hall

    Stephen Hall
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    Todd MacDonald

    Todd MacDonald
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    Bernard Curry

    Bernard Curry
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    Leo Taylor

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    Johnny Brady

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    Roz Hammond

    Roz Hammond
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    Jane Allsop
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    Beth Buchanan

    Beth Buchanan
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    Leverne McDonnell
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    Virginia Bowers
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    Kodi Smit-McPhee
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    Kate Doherty
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    Angus Sampson
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    Mick Alford

    Mick Alford
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    Steve McDowell

    Steve McDowell
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    John Osborne

    John Osborne
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    Nigel Johnston
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    Chad Hamilton

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    Carole Patullo

    Carole Patullo
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    Dion Mills

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    Rod Flannagan

    Rod Flannagan
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    Raymond Hatfield

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    Ian Swan

    Ian Swan
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    Dave Kenyon

    Dave Kenyon
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    Dan Purdey

    Dan Purdey
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    Morgan Baker

    Morgan Baker
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    Mike Shephard

    Mike Shephard
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    Richard Askin

    Richard Askin
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    Chris Saxton
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    Marcelle Knapp

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    William Wood

    William Wood
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    Eric McPhan
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    Brett Donohue

    Brett Donohue
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    Nigel Leslie

    Nigel Leslie
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    Graham Kennedy

    Graham Kennedy
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    Tony Barber

    Tony Barber
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    Bert Newton

    Bert Newton