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Children of the Revolution
Children of the Revolution

Children of the Revolution

A red comedy about the ultimate party animals.

Genres

ComedyDrama

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A man (Richard Roxburgh) the Australian government blames for 1990s political woes blames his mother (Judy Davis), a communist Stalin seduced in 1951.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

26 December 1996

Country

Australia

Cast

Judy Davis

Judy Davis

Joan Fraser Welch

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine'

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Josef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin

Richard Roxburgh

Richard Roxburgh

Joseph 'Joe' Welch

Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths

Constable Anna Welch

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Zachary Welch

Russell Kiefel

Russell Kiefel

Barry Rogers

John Gaden

John Gaden

Prof. C.W. 'Wilf' Wilke

Kenneth Radley

Kenneth Radley

Bernard Shaw

Ben McIvor

Ben McIvor

Joe Welch at 8 Years

Fiona Press

Fiona Press

Mavis Craig

Rowan Woods

Rowan Woods

Colin 'Col' Slansky

Alex Menglet

Alex Menglet

Yuri Nikolayev

Barry Langrishe

Barry Langrishe

Ted

Ron Haddrick

Ron Haddrick

Sir Allan Miles

Graham Ware Jr.

Graham Ware Jr.

Harry

Heather Mitchell

Heather Mitchell

Mrs. Savage

Robbie McGregor

Robbie McGregor

Minister Frank

Paul Livingston

Paul Livingston

Beria

Dennis Watkins

Dennis Watkins

Khrushchev

Stephen Abbott

Stephen Abbott

Malenkov

Harold Hopkins

Harold Hopkins

Police Commissioner

Roy Billing

Roy Billing

Police Sergeant

Charles Little

Charles Little

Doctor

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