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| Director: | Peter Duncan | 
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| Writer: | Peter Duncan | 
| Staring: | 
| A man (Richard Roxburgh) the Australian government blames for 1990s political woes blames his mother (Judy Davis), a communist Stalin seduced in 1951. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 26, 1996 | 
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| Director: | Peter Duncan | 
| Writer: | Peter Duncan | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama | 
| Keywords | camera, vodka, revolution, australia, joseph stalin, torture | 
| Production Companies | New South Wales Film & Television Office, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Australian Asset Securities Limited, Rev Kids | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 14, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| Judy Davis | Joan Fraser Welch | 
| Sam Neill | David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka Agent 'Nine' | 
| F. Murray Abraham | Josef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin | 
| Richard Roxburgh | Joseph 'Joe' Welch | 
| Rachel Griffiths | Constable Anna Welch | 
| Geoffrey Rush | Zachary Welch | 
| Russell Kiefel | Barry Rogers | 
| John Gaden | Prof. C.W. 'Wilf' Wilke | 
| Kenneth Radley | Bernard Shaw | 
| Ben McIvor | Joe Welch at 8 Years | 
| Fiona Press | Mavis Craig | 
| Rowan Woods | Colin 'Col' Slansky | 
| Alex Menglet | Yuri Nikolayev | 
| Barry Langrishe | Ted | 
| Ron Haddrick | Sir Allan Miles | 
| Graham Ware Jr. | Harry | 
| Heather Mitchell | Mrs. Savage | 
| Robbie McGregor | Minister Frank | 
| Paul Livingston | Beria | 
| Dennis Watkins | Khrushchev | 
| Stephen Abbott | Malenkov | 
| Harold Hopkins | Police Commissioner | 
| Roy Billing | Police Sergeant | 
| Charles Little | Doctor | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Peter Duncan | Screenplay, Casting, Director, Author | 
| Martin McGrath | Director of Photography | 
| Simon Martin | Script Editor, Post Production Supervisor, Editor | 
| Kerrie Brown | Set Decoration | 
| Kate Dennis | Continuity | 
| Nigel Westlake | Original Music Composer | 
| Roger Ford | Production Design | 
| Robyn Kershaw | Casting | 
| Terry Ryan | Costume Design | 
| Laurie Faen | Art Direction | 
| John Martin | Second Assistant Director | 
| Robert Agganis | Steadicam Operator | 
| Danny Batterham | Camera Operator | 
| Katrina Crook | Focus Puller | 
| Colin Deane | Focus Puller | 
| Michele Duval | Clapper Loader | 
| Philip le Masurier | Still Photographer | 
| Martin Lee | Steadicam Operator | 
| Brett McDowell | Key Grip | 
| Ian Phillips | Focus Puller | 
| Greg Rawson | Best Boy Electric | 
| James Rickard | Focus Puller | 
| Graham Sharpe | Camera Operator | 
| John Tate | Assistant Grip | 
| Greg Ricketson | Production Supervisor | 
| Guntis Sics | Sound Recordist | 
| Tracey Hyde-Moxham | Art Department Coordinator | 
| Richard Boué | Stunt Coordinator | 
| John Bowring | Special Effects, Armorer | 
| Mel Dykes | Costume Supervisor | 
| Kirsten Veysey | Makeup Artist, Prosthetic Makeup Artist | 
| Yvonne Savage | Hairstylist | 
| Nik Dorning | Prosthetic Makeup Artist | 
| Wendy Sainsbury | Prosthetic Makeup Artist | 
| Ann-Maree Hurley | Prosthetic Makeup Artist | 
| John O'Connell | Choreographer | 
| John Lee | Assistant Editor | 
| Martin Connor | First Assistant Editor | 
| Christine Woodruff | Music Coordinator | 
| Georgina Burke | Researcher | 
| Gregory Klumov | Archival Footage Research | 
| Andrew Plain | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Libby Villa | Dialogue Editor | 
| Antony Gray | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Libby Blainey | Title Designer | 
| P.J. Voeten | First Assistant Director | 
| Jennifer Leacey | Third Assistant Director | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Tristram Miall | Producer | 
| Greg Ricketson | Associate Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | 
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