In 1915 Australia, German prisoners of war, as well as Aussies of German heritage, are kept in camps. This creates many animosities toward the authorities, but in this account the camp is very relaxed in its discipline... enough that one...
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Series Cast
| Lisa Harrow | ... |
Nancy Kennon
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| Tushka Bergen | ... |
Frieda Kennon
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| Marshall Napier | ... |
Bill Kennon
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Taya Straton | ... |
Ailsa
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| John Polson | ... |
John
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Christopher Mayer | ... |
Bob
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| Jeff Truman | ... |
Sergeant Walker
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Jon Concannon | ... |
Jeff
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Peter Darby | ... |
Andy
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| Jochen Horst | ... |
Franz Muller
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| Matthew Burton | ... |
Dr. Peter Stein
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Brian Harrison | ... |
Gerhardt Hobstein
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Herbert Trattnigg | ... |
Wolfgang
(4 episodes, 1988)
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| Ben Becker | ... |
Ernst
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Kurt Ludescher | ... |
Professor Hammeman
(4 episodes, 1988)
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Burt Cooper | ... |
Henry Werke
(4 episodes, 1988)
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William Upjohn | ... |
Schroeder
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Tom Jennings | ... |
Greg
(3 episodes, 1988)
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| Dieter Kirchlechner | ... |
Kurt Schreiber
(3 episodes, 1988)
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| Alex Menglet | ... |
Hans Weismuller
(3 episodes, 1988)
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| Greg Fleet | ... |
Wilhelm
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Simon Burke | ... |
Tom
(2 episodes, 1988)
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David Bradshaw | ... |
Major Berry
(2 episodes, 1988)
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John Arnold | ... |
Lt. Hunter
(2 episodes, 1988)
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Klaus Schultz | ... |
Kurt's brother
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Carl Price | ... |
Kurt's brother
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Di O'Connor | ... |
Myra
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Nina Landis | ... |
Renata Stein
(1 episode, 1988)
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Colette Mann | ... |
Doreen
(1 episode, 1988)
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David DeFriest | ... |
Dietrich
(1 episode, 1988)
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John Tarrant | ... |
Erich
(1 episode, 1988)
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Murray Golding | ... |
Lance
(1 episode, 1988)
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| Wyn Roberts | ... |
Pastor Jules
(1 episode, 1988)
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| John Flaus | ... |
Police Sergeant
(1 episode, 1988)
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Andrew Spence | ... |
Terry Murphy
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Production Companies
- Afternoon Pictures
- PrimeTime (in association with)
- Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) (in association with)
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (in association with)
- Studio Hamburg Serienwerft (in association with)
- The Australian Film Commission (in association with)
- Film Victoria (in association with)
Distributors
- Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) (1988) (Australia) (tv)
- Medusa Video (1988) (Greece) (VHS)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2018) (Australia) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2018) (Australia) (tv)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2018) (Australia) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Studio Hamburg Serienwerft (casting: Hamburg)
- Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (music performed by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1915 Australia, German prisoners of war, as well as Aussies of German heritage, are kept in camps. This creates many animosities toward the authorities, but in this account the camp is very relaxed in its discipline... enough that one of its prisoners, a violinist, is able to fall in love with one of the local Australian women.
Written by BOB STEBBINS |
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Box Office
| Budget | AUD4,300,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | 'The Alien Years' (1988), an Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television mini-series, followed ''hard on the screening of SBS's 'Always Afternoon' [1988],'' according to 'Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series' (1993) by Albert Moran. Both ''dealt in part with the imprisonment of Germans in Australia during World War I''. Both were 1988 releases on Australian television and both debuted their first episodes only about six weeks apart. See more » |