Journey of a Story
2012Journey of a Story follows the life of William Brown, a fictional New Zealand serviceman both physically and emotionally damaged by his tour of duty in Europe and time as a Prisoner of War during World War II. Returning home, William finds a very different world to the one he left behind. Forced to leave the home he planned to enjoy with his wife Lily and young son James, William struggles to cope until an observant War Pension medical officer convinces William to take up writing. Fueled with a new passion for life, William finally finds a road to success, in ways he could not possibly imagine. The story is told to from the elderly William's point of view, as he relays his story to a young theatre director attempting to bring William's life to the stage.
Acted in
Bill Leathwick
as William Brown
Paul Thomas Lewis
as William Brown - younger
Angela Franklyn
as Lily Brown
James Crompton
as Laurence Burton
James Bailey Fletcher
as Jack Percival - younger
Jesse Allam
as Thomas Brown
Jordan Ancel
as American Sergeant
Andrew Birkill
as Mr. Mullholand
Lisa Brickell
as Stage Nurse Audrey
Ron Brown
as Jack Percival - elder
Colin Buckley
as James Brown
Steve Farac Ciprian
as Henry Smithers
George Ferrier
as James Brown - 6 years
Virginia Frankovich
as Maude Smithers
Alexandra Clare
as Thomas' Girlfriend
Nichola Gilchrist
as Mrs. Mulholland
Lutz Halbhubner
as Hans
Scott Harding
as Roger Simms
Tonci Pivac
as Radio News Reporter (voice)
Coben Storer
as Lieutenant Conrad Bickers
Samuel Thomas
as Stage Jack
Paul Trimmer
as Stage William
Robyn Worthington
as Esther Smithers
