The Dunera Boys
1985At the start of WWII the British Government decided to arrest all Germans in the UK no matter how long they had been there. Among those arrested were many Jewish refugees and many who were fully assimilated. This film records the story of a group who were sent to a POW camp in Australia aboard the Dunera.
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Joseph Spano
as Alexander Engelhardt
Bob Hoskins
as Morrie Mendellsohn
Simon Chilvers
as Col. Berry
Warren Mitchell
as Mr Baum
Joseph Fürst
as The Baron
Moshe Kedem
as Rabbi Aronfeld
Steven Vidler
as Tropp
Mary-Anne Fahey
as Naomi Mendellsohn
John Meillon
as Brig. Templeton
Paul Mason
as Friedkin
Kirk Alexander
as Capt. Webber
Julia Blake
as Mum
Bruce Knappet
as Dad
Max Bruch
as Artaker
Sally Cooper
as Kath
Marcel Cugola
as Aviam
Maurie Fields
as Cpl Carter
Kim Gyngell
as Pvt Bruce
Jane Hopkins
as Bernice Slattery
Stephen Kearney
as Capt Minter
Mark Little
as Pvt Wally Dunstan
Alan Levy
as Lippe
Henry Maas
as Max
Alan Meerkin
as David
Alex Menglet
as Roth
Wynn Roberts
as Slattery
Ed Turley
as Pvt Kerwin
Dalibor Satalic
as Axelrod
Rebecca Dines
as Abigail
Bruno Lucia
as Abe Joelstein
Joe Bolza
as Waiter