The Prime Minister Is Missing

55 mins
With Australia at war in Vietnam in 1967, suddenly Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared without a trace—an event unparalleled in the history of western democracy. Four decades later, a coronial inquiry confirmed that Harold Holt had accidentally drowned. Some people may still believe that Holt was a spy and fled to China in a submarine. But most suspect there was more to his disappearance than has ever been revealed. Reconstructed from eyewitness accounts, this dramatised documentary tells the story of the Prime Minister's secret world in the months before he disappeared — a world of betrayal, blackmail, political treachery, a poisonous feud, mounting physical and mental strain, and near-death experiences. Featuring Normie Rowe as Harold Holt, Nicholas Hope as William McMahon and Tony Llewellyn-Jones as John McEwen, this film reveals explosive new aspects of the case.

Helen Morse

Narrator

Normie Rowe

Harold Holt

Nicholas Hope

William McMahon

Matthew O'Sullivan

Governor General Lord Casey

Gloria Ajenstat

Mrs Gillespie

David Callan

Maxwell Newton

Kuni Hashimoto

Japanese Ambassador

Lawrence Price

Alan Stewart

Michael Howlett

Martin Simpson

Calvin Gardiner

Director of Photography

Beverly Freeman

Costume Designer

Lynda Wilkinson

Line Producer

Ian Astridge

First Assistant Director

Leo Sullivan

Sound Recordist

Kathy Moore

Production Coordinator

Craig Mandile

Production Design

Peter McDougall

Underwater Director of Photography

Felix Reiten

Unit Manager

Jules Sound

Sound Mixer

Finnegan Spencer

Title Designer

Peter Butt

Director

Sally Regan

Co-Producer

Peter Butt

Producer

Alan Erson

Commissioning Editor

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