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Few knew that Stalin spent his last night in the arms of a young Australian woman. Few still knew that their "love-child" brought Australia to the brink of civil war. Until now.Few knew that Stalin spent his last night in the arms of a young Australian woman. Few still knew that their "love-child" brought Australia to the brink of civil war. Until now.Few knew that Stalin spent his last night in the arms of a young Australian woman. Few still knew that their "love-child" brought Australia to the brink of civil war. Until now.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 8 nominations
Ben McIvor
- Joe - 8 Years
- (as Ben McIver)
Kenneth Radley
- Bernard Shaw
- (as Ken Radley)
Graham Ware Jr.
- Harry
- (as Graham Ware Jnr.)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSam Neill was discovered by James Mason, who helped him to get work in American and European films. In that way, Mason's role in their relationship paralleled that of his character from A Star Is Born (1954). In that film, the actress he discovers is played by Judy Garland. Judy Davis played Garland in Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001). She also later played Nancy Reagan in The Reagans (2003). Mason's son, Morgan, worked for the Reagan administration. Geoffrey Rush also has a connection to Mason. He played Peter Sellers in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). Sellers and Mason had appeared together in Lolita (1962). Sellers was also once engaged to Liza Minnelli.
- GoofsA newspaper refers to the "LEA" several scenes before Young Joe forms this organization.
- Quotes
Zachary Welch: [in reference to the pub closing] I don't know, frankly, how we'll ever get the revolution going with 6 o'clock closing.
- SoundtracksAlexander Nevsky Op. 78
Written by Sergei Prokofiev
Performed by "Latvija" Chorus / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Conducted by Kurt Masur
Courtesy of Teldec International
By arrangement of Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd, and Performed by a Berlin Choir
Conducted by Wolf Dieter Hauschild
Courtesy of Berlin Classics/'Edel' Company Hamburg, Germany
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Not a drama, not quite a comedy. At any rate, oddly appealing.
One unsettling attribute of this movie is that it presents itself as if it were based on a true story. Judy Davis plays a Socialist who allegedly had an affair with Josef Stalin (F. Murray Abraham), and when she gives birth to a son with all the revolutionary's traits, there is some dispute about whether he is who everyone thinks he is. During the film he gets into all sorts of trouble with the law and eventually falls in love with a cop that frequently arrests him (Rachel Griffiths). Only at the end does the whim tone down to a serious drama. Whatever this movie has to say, it kept my attention all the way through.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Devrim çocukları
- Filming locations
- Exhibition Hall, Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia(Kremlin external scenes)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $838,368
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $31,562
- May 4, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $838,368
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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