"They lived, died, laughed and loved behind a newsreel camera." 29 July 1978 Drama 110 mins
Two brothers working as news cameramen for competing companies in '50s Australia find their lives dramatically affected by the constantly changing times in which they live.
Watch the official Newsfront 1978 trailer in HD below or find more Newsfront videos on Vidimovie.
Bill Hunter as Len Maguire
Wendy Hughes as Amy Mackenzie
Gerard Kennedy as Frank Maguire
Chris Haywood as Chris Hewitt
John Ewart as Charlie
Don Crosby as A.G. Marwood
Angela Punch McGregor as Fay
John Clayton as Cliff
John Dease as Ken
Bryan Brown as Geoff
Lorna Lesley as Ellie
Mark Holden as Len's New Assistant
Drew Forsythe as Bruce
Tony Barry as Greasy
Alexander Archdale as Sir Charles
Bill Lyle as Macka
Phillip Noyce Director
John Scott Editor
Richard Brennan Associate Producer
William Motzing Music
Phillip Noyce Screenplay
Vincent Monton Cinematography
Lawrence Eastwood Art Direction
Lissa Coote Production Design
David Elfick Producer
Australia 29 July 1978
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13 March 1978
A man is brutally beaten so he and 4 others head to the beach for refuge and relaxation. It soon becomes clear that they've been imprisoned by person or persons unknown.
23 March 1978
A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.
05 October 1978
After getting into trouble, a mischievous young man is sent to train under a brutal, but slovenly old beggar, who teaches him the secret of the Drunken Fist.
11 October 1978
Carmen is a beautiful woman working in a business that is dedicated to smuggling. One day, Carmen fights and hurts to a smuggler woman, so a sergeant in the National Guard, José Navarro, stops detain her.
30 June 1978
Autumn, 1941. Tito's partisans are ordered to attack a railway network system used by the Germans, their Bulgarian allies and local collaborators.
01 January 1978
A play about the issue of family relationships, real and calculated partnership.
01 January 1978
Captures the work of the British Rail Parcel Service, illustrating the story of five different consignments over a twenty-four hour period.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1978 Palm Beach Pictures, The Australian Film Commission, New South Wales Film Corporation, Village Roadshow Pictures.
