The Legend of Fred Paterson

The story of Fred Paterson, member for Bowen in the Queensland parliament in the 1940s and the only Communist Party member ever elected to any Australian parliament.

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Art

Georgina Greenhill

Art Direction

Marissa Cooke

Assistant Art Director

Camera

Rowena Mollica

Assistant Camera

Brendan Williams

Assistant Camera

Ivan Johnston

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Penny Neilson

Wardrobe Coordinator

Carolyn Nott

Makeup Artist

Marnie Kelly

Assistant Makeup Artist

Crew

Jan Cattoni

Catering

Terry Fisher

Legal Services

Kathleen Paterson

Thanks

Felicity Dawson

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Laurence Maher

Thanks

Tim Mather

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Max Bannah

Thanks

Sally Jackson

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Beverly Symons

Thanks

Stuart Macintyre

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Gilbert Savage

Thanks

Tony May

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Therese Collie

Thanks

Ken Berryman

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Gulcin Cribb

Thanks

Helen Tully

Thanks

Maureen Pease

Thanks

Directing

Chris Strewe

First Assistant Director

Pat Laughren

Director

Jonathan Dawson

Director

Editing

John Bailey

Online Editor

George Burne

Archival Footage Research

Len Fisher

Archival Footage Research

Glen Lewis

Archival Footage Research

Wendy Lowenstein

Archival Footage Research

John Clements

Archival Footage Research

David Huggett

Editor

Lighting

John Bryden-Brown

Gaffer

Production

Sarah Hicks

Production Manager

Pete Johnson

Production Assistant

Steve Pohlner

Production Assistant

Eric Sankey

Production Accountant

Mathew Wengert

Researcher

Pete Johnson

Researcher

Steve Pohlner

Researcher

Ross Fitzgerald

Consulting Producer

Ross Fitzgerald

Associate Producer

Owen Johnston

Producer

Mark Hamlyn

Executive Producer

Sound

Paul Jones

Sound Recordist

Bruce Jacobson

Sound Mixer

Malcom Jacobson

Sound Editor

Paul Draper

Music

Michael O'Rourke

Musician

Frank Millward

Original Music Composer

Writing

Pat Laughren

Writer

Owen Johnston

Writer

Jonathan Dawson

Writer

Art

Georgina Greenhill

Art Direction

Marissa Cooke

Assistant Art Director

Camera

Rowena Mollica

Assistant Camera

Brendan Williams

Assistant Camera

Ivan Johnston

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Penny Neilson

Wardrobe Coordinator

Carolyn Nott

Makeup Artist

Marnie Kelly

Assistant Makeup Artist

Crew

Jan Cattoni

Catering

Terry Fisher

Legal Services

Kathleen Paterson

Thanks

Felicity Dawson

Thanks

Laurence Maher

Thanks

Tim Mather

Thanks

Max Bannah

Thanks

Sally Jackson

Thanks

Beverly Symons

Thanks

Stuart Macintyre

Thanks

Gilbert Savage

Thanks

Tony May

Thanks

Therese Collie

Thanks

Ken Berryman

Thanks

Gulcin Cribb

Thanks

Helen Tully

Thanks

Maureen Pease

Thanks

Directing

Chris Strewe

First Assistant Director

Pat Laughren

Director

Jonathan Dawson

Director

Editing

John Bailey

Online Editor

George Burne

Archival Footage Research

Len Fisher

Archival Footage Research

Glen Lewis

Archival Footage Research

Wendy Lowenstein

Archival Footage Research

John Clements

Archival Footage Research

David Huggett

Editor

Lighting

John Bryden-Brown

Gaffer

Production

Sarah Hicks

Production Manager

Pete Johnson

Production Assistant

Steve Pohlner

Production Assistant

Eric Sankey

Production Accountant

Mathew Wengert

Researcher

Pete Johnson

Researcher

Steve Pohlner

Researcher

Ross Fitzgerald

Consulting Producer

Ross Fitzgerald

Associate Producer

Owen Johnston

Producer

Mark Hamlyn

Executive Producer

Sound

Paul Jones

Sound Recordist

Bruce Jacobson

Sound Mixer

Malcom Jacobson

Sound Editor

Paul Draper

Music

Michael O'Rourke

Musician

Frank Millward

Original Music Composer

Writing

Pat Laughren

Writer

Owen Johnston

Writer

Jonathan Dawson

Writer