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    Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia

    63'

    2011-01-25

    N/A

    In ten years he turned a prison colony into the foundation of a nation

    Documentary

    Overview:

    Biography of Lachlan Macquarie and his wife, Elizabeth, who arrived to govern the colony of New South Wales in Australia in 1810. In just over a decade, the couple transformed the prison colony into a proto nation.

    Cast

    3

    Narrator

    David Tennant

    1

    Herself - University of New South Wales (as Professor Grace Karskens)

    Grace Karskens

    1

    Himself - University of Edinbugh (as Professor Tom Devine)

    Tom Devine

    2

    Lachlan Macquarie

    Clive Russell

    1

    Elizabeth Macquarie

    Julie Wilson Nimmo

    1

    Commissioner Bigge (as Lewis Fitzgerald)

    Lewis Fitz-Gerald

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. List of languages:
        1. English
      2. List of companies:
        1. Screen Australia
        2. Intomedia
        3. Screen NSW
        4. Caledonia Productions
      3. Vote Count: 0
      4. Popularity: 0.4384
      5. Status: Released
      6. Original title:Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia

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