Movie·1996·0h 56m
The Legend of Fred Paterson
Country
Australia
Language
English
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The Story
The story of Fred Paterson, member for Bowen in the Queensland parliament in the 1940s and the only Communist Party member ever elected to any Australian parliament.
Producer
Owen Johnston, Mark Hamlyn
Cinematography
Ivan Johnston
Music
Frank Millward
Editor
David Huggett
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Harold Hopkins
Fred Paterson
Fred Paterson
Self (archive footage)
John Paterson
Self
Jim Paterson
Self
Joe Bailes
Self
Claude Jones
Self
Alice Hughes
Self
Edgar Ross
Self
Frank Bishop
Self
George Bordujenko
Self
Fred Thomson
Self
Alby Graham
Self
Errol O'Neill
Kevin Hides
Bart Hosking
Lee James
David Clendenning
Warwick Comber
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