Newsfront - Bill Hunter and Chris Haywood
Newsfront - Movie Trailer - Blue Underground
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- Release Date: 1978
- Runtime: 110 min
- Genre: Drama, History
- Starring: Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, Gerard Kennedy, Chris Haywood ... see all
- Director: Phillip Noyce
- Plot: Surprisingly adventurous saga of an intrepid group of cinematographers and reporters who risk life and limb to capture footage of breaking news for the movie-going public.
User Reviews
A totally enthralling masterpiece.
Apr 06, 2003
John - imdb.com
Apr 06, 2003John - imdb.com
As a child growing up in the Sydney of the 1950s, I can readily identify with the content of this fine film. Each week I visited the Wynyard Newsreel cinema on George Street to watch the Cinesound (and usually 3 Stooges)... Full review
One out of the box !
Mar 06, 2003
bruce-j-patience - imdb.com
Mar 06, 2003bruce-j-patience - imdb.com
A really good Australian film .Beautifully recreates the look and feel of Sydney as it was in the 1950s. This movie greatly impressed me when I first saw it during it's initial cinema release and it still stands up very well.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 15, 2008Urban Cinefile
The opening montage of Newsfront is an impeccably chosen assembly of images, notable for both thematic establishment and emotive impact.
Filled with now classic names of Australian cinema on both sides of the lens plus then Australian resident Bill Motzing providing a complex and satisfying orchestral score Newsfront stands the test of time with honour.
... Full Review
| Jun 14, 2001Urban Cinefile
Filled with now classic names of Australian cinema on both sides of the lens - plus then Australian resident Bill Motzing providing a complex and satisfying orchestral score - Newsfront stands the test of time with honour.
"The opening montage of Newsfront is an impeccably chosen assembly of images, notable for both thematic establishment and emotive impact.
... Full Review
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