Rats in the Ranks
1996 | 93m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Robin Anderson, Bob Connolly |
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| Writer: | Robin Anderson, Bob Connolly |
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| Every September Sydney's inner-suburban Leichhardt Council re-elects it mayor. Incumbent Larry Hand was popular with the citizenry but they don't vote for mayor - the 12 councillors do - and after three years of Larry, at least four councillors were after his job. When film-makers Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson settled in at Leichhardt Council in early 1994 the knives were already being sharpened. A battle royal was in the making, and so it came to pass. By the end of September Larry had fought the fight of his life, with Connolly and Anderson documenting every bit of it on film. Ambition, courage, envy, hatred, loyalty, betrayal, disaster, triumph... in other words, a classic study in politics. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 05, 1996 |
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| Director: | Robin Anderson, Bob Connolly |
| Writer: | Robin Anderson, Bob Connolly |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | mayor, sydney, australia |
| Production Companies | Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Channel 4 Television, Film Australia, La Sept-Arte, Arundel Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $200,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 23, 2026 Entered: May 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Larry Hand | Himself |
| Evan Jones | Himself |
| Neil Macindoe | Himself |
| Trevor Snape | Himself |
| Harry Sidaway | Himself |
| Nick Origlass | Himself |
| Bob Heffernan | Himself |
| Kate Butler | Herself |
| Kath Hacking | Herself |
| Sue Stock | Herself |
| Christine O'Brien | Herself |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robin Anderson | Writer, Sound, Director |
| Drew Bailey | Assistant Editor |
| Bob Connolly | Writer, Director, Director of Photography |
| Ray Thomas | Sound Editor, Editor |
| Stephen Barbour | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Robert Sullivan | Sound Mixer |
| Christine Woodruff | Music Consultant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dasha Ross | Executive Producer |
| Bob Connolly | Producer |
| Chris Oliver | Executive Producer |
| Robin Anderson | Producer |
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