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The Dismissal

Where:

Australian Capital Territory

When:

The 1970s

The drama surrounding the dismissal of Mr. Gough Whitlam as the Labor Prime Minister of Australia - on 11 November, 1975 - by the then Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr - and the subsequent installation, in Parliament, of the Liberal 'caretaker government' and Mr. Malcolm Fraser as the 'caretaker' Prime Minister.

Released in 1983 — 270 minutes

Genres:

History Drama TV Movie

Language:

English