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The Dish
The Dish

The Dish

Man's first step on the moon nearly stumbled on earth.

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ComedyDramaHistory

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A group of maverick scientists on a remote Australian sheep farm are the globe's only hope for obtaining the epic images of man's first steps on the moon.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

6.71/10

Release Date

19 October 2000

Country

Australia

Cast

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Cliff Buxton - Dish Master

Patrick Warburton

Patrick Warburton

Al Burnett - From NASA

Kevin Harrington

Kevin Harrington

Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell - Maneuvers

Tom Long

Tom Long

Glenn Latham - Electronics

Eliza Szonert

Eliza Szonert

Janine Kellerman - The Girl

Roy Billing

Roy Billing

Mayor Robert 'Bob' McIntyre

John McMartin

John McMartin

U.S. Ambassador Howard

Bille Brown

Bille Brown

Prime Minister

Tayler Kane

Tayler Kane

Rudi Kellerman - Safeguard

Andrew S. Gilbert

Andrew S. Gilbert

Len Purvis

Genevieve Mooy

Genevieve Mooy

May McIntyre - The Mom

Carl Snell

Carl Snell

Billy McIntyre - The Kid

Lenka Kripac

Lenka Kripac

Marie McIntyre - The Teenager

Matthew Moore

Matthew Moore

Keith Morrison - The Soldier

Roz Hammond

Roz Hammond

Miss Nolan - Teacher

Christopher-Robin Street

Christopher-Robin Street

Damien - Student

Grant Thompson

Grant Thompson

Mr. Callen

Luke Keltie

Luke Keltie

Graeme - Student

Naomi Wright

Naomi Wright

Melanie - Student

Ben Wright-Smith

Ben Wright-Smith

Nicholas

Bernard Curry

Bernard Curry

Reporter

Beverley Dunn

Beverley Dunn

Sekretärin

Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell

Cameron

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