Australia / May 20, 2007 / TV1
The King (2007)
Directed by Matthew Saville
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1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The King is the story of Graham Kennedy, Australia's first and greatest home grown TV superstar. It traces his rise from working class Balaclava kid, through radio, TV, film, and back to TV again. It also tracks Kennedy's personal tragedies - the loneliness, the unrealised ambitions and the terrible pressures of being Australia's first homegrown superstar in the 1950s and 60s.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nick Farnell | Norm Spencer |
| Donal Forde | Geoff "Corkie" Corke |
| Leo Taylor | Sir Frank Packer |
| Johnny Brady | Tim |
| Monica Maughan | Nana Scott |
| Roz Hammond | Kathleen Whitta |
| Jane Allsop | Noeline Brown |
| Beth Buchanan | Val Wesley |
| Leverne McDonnell | Mary Kennedy |
| Virginia Bowers | Clara |
| Cathy Godbold | Rosemary Margan |
| Louis Corbett | Young Graham Kennedy |
| Kodi Smit-McPhee | Young John Wesley |
| Elwood Miles | Len |
| Kate Doherty | Princess Panda |
| Thomas M. Wright | Alfie |
| Angus Sampson | Ugly Dave Gray |
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| Mick Alford | Driver |
| Steve McDowell | Stage Hand #1 |
| John Osborne | Stage Hand #2 |
| Nigel Johnston | Handsome Man |
| Chad Hamilton | Michael Whitta |
| Riley Hamilton | Gary Whitta |
| Carole Patullo | Reception Nurse |
| Glen Hancox | Floor Manager / AD |
| Dion Mills | Batman |
| Rod Flannagan | Executive #1 |
| Raymond Hatfield | Executive #2 |
| Ian Swan | Executive #3 |
| Dave Kenyon | Executive #4 |
| Dan Purdey | Executive #5 |
| Morgan Baker | David |
| Mike Shephard | Blankety Blanks Member |
| Richard Askin | Stage Manager |
| Chris Saxton | Studio Crew #1 |
| Marcelle Knapp | Studio Crew #2 |
| William Wood | Radio Executive #1 |
| Eric McPhan | Radio Executive #2 |
| Brett Donohue | Writer #1 |
| Nigel Leslie | Writer #2 |
| Graham Kennedy | Himself (archive footage) |
| Tony Barber | Himself (archive footage) |
| Bert Newton | Himself (archive footage) |
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The King |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Australia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Crackerjack Productions, TV1, Fremantle Australia |
| Release date | 20 maggio 2007 |
| Executive producer | Mark Fennessy, Jason Stephens |
| Production | Jason Stephens, Elisa Argenzio |
| Writer | Jaime Browne, Kris Mrksa |
| Casting | Ann Robinson, Nathan Lloyd |
| Editing | Geoff Hitchins |
| Cinematography | Leilani Hannah, Craig Dusting, Natalie van den Dungen, Dan Maxwell |
| Assistant directors | Matthew Saville, Susie Struth |
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| Camera operators | Craig Dusting, Natalie van den Dungen, Dan Maxwell |
| Additional photography | Craig Dusting, Natalie van den Dungen, Dan Maxwell |
| Production design | Paddy Reardon, Adele Flere |
| Art direction | Adele Flere, Paddy Reardon |
| Set decoration | Paddy Reardon, Adele Flere |
| Music | Bryony Marks |
| Sound | Bryony Marks |
| Costume design | Sandi Cichello |
| Makeup | Sandi Cichello |
| Hairstyling | Sandi Cichello |
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