Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities - 3-Disc Set ( Under belly: A Tale of Two Cities )

Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities - 3-Disc Set (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Under belly: A Tale of Two Cities
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Dolby TrueHD )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
567 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Uncut

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Ken Cameron

Written By:
Peter Gawler

Actors:
Elanore Agnew ..... Mackay Child
Sam Anderson ..... Pommy Harry
Stephen Anderton ..... Malcolm Paris
Adelle Bastick ..... Kiwi Girl
Roy Billing ..... Aussie Bob Trimbole
Stephen Bourke ..... Farmer
Wayne Bradley ..... Vinnie Mikkelsen
Dieter Brummer ..... Trevor Haken
Scott Burgess ..... Jim Bazley
Brooke Callaghan ..... Glenda Trimbole
Estelle Chown ..... Jacqui Cruickshank
Dustin Clare ..... Chris Flannery
Caroline Craig ..... Jacqui James / Narrator
Diane Craig ..... Barbara Mackay
Matthew Dale ..... Bruce Pursehouse
Damian de Montemas ..... Brian Alexander
Jennie Dibley ..... Farmer's Wife
Martin Dingle-Wall ..... Les Kane
Damon Gameau ..... Andy Maher
Teo Gebert ..... Laurie Prendergast
Simon Gleeson ..... Uniformed Constable
Milly Haddrick ..... Mackay Child
Ric Herbert ..... Al Grassby
Harold Hopkins ..... George Joseph
Anna Hutchison ..... Alison Dine (credit only)
Barry Jaggers ..... Bruce's Father-in-Law
Asher Keddie ..... Liz Cruickshank
Rick Kellar-Kosikowski ..... Able Seaman Frost
Amber Kenny ..... Female Customes Officer
Simone Kessell ..... Isabelle Wilson
Angela Lemaltre ..... Topless Indian Woman
Jenna Lind ..... Maria Muhary
Jake Lindesay ..... Wayne Robb
Brett Maxworthy ..... Customs Officer
Tim McCunn ..... Brian Kane
Andrew McFarlane ..... Donald Mackay
Luke McKenzie ..... Young Mick Gatto
Joe Morizzi ..... Padrini #1
Matthew Newton ..... Terry 'Mr Asia' Clark
Peter O'Brien ..... George Freeman
Mercida Ashley Olah ..... Freeman's Manicurist
Emma Palmer ..... Julie Theilman
Peter Phelps ..... Joe Messina
Tony Poli ..... Frank Tizzoni
Myles Pollard ..... Phil De La Salle
Daniel Roberts ..... Jim Egan
Cymone Rose ..... Blonde Woman
Chris Sadrinna ..... Greg Ollard
Tom Simmons ..... Immigration Officer
Igor Smiljevic ..... Freeman's Bodyguard
Paul Tassone ..... Dennis Kelly

Synopsis:

Australia, 1976. A generation before the Melbourne Gangland Wars, an even bigger crime wave rocked Australia. Hard drugs hit Australia like a tsunami. Drug money flooded the underworld. With the new money came a new breed of hard men and beautiful women. Aussie Bob Trimbole and Kiwi Terry Clark are an unlikely pair. One an overweight Italian-Australian who loves his food and marijuana crops; the other a charming young New Zealander, in love with money, power and the allure of beautiful women. But at their first meeting in 1976, Trimbole and Clark click. Together, they mastermind the large-scale importation and distribution of heroin into Australia. The easy success of their plan results in the underworld becoming awash with drug money, and a shift in the nature of organised crime in Australia. Old style crims, such as standover boys Les and Brian Kane in Melbourne, and illegal casino operator George Freeman in Sydney, find their criminal livelihoods suddenly overwhelmed by heroin. For Trimbole and Clark, the success of their 'Organisation' is dependent on Clark's charm, the contribution made by his lover Allison Dine in recruiting the drug couriers, and a network of corrupt NSW Police and judiciary. And for a time, they get away with murder - lots of it, starting with the assassination of NSW politician and anti-drugs campaigner Donald Mackay. But not every cop in NSW and Victoria is corrupt, and when the Commonwealth Police join forces with their State counterparts they place heavy heat on the Organisation's members. All it will take is for the Organisation to get sloppy, and for somebody to spill the beans...

Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities is a 13-part Australian television mini-series loosely based on real events that stemmed from the marijuana trade centred around the New South Wales town of Griffith. The timeline of the series is the years between 1976 and 1987. Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities primarily depicts the Mr. Asia drug syndicate and its influence on crime in Australia. Among the characters presented are real-life criminals Robert Trimbole, Terry Clark, George Freeman, Christopher Dale Flannery and the Kane Brothers.
Season 2
Season 2, Episode 1: Aussie Bob & Kiwi Terry
Original Air Date-9 February 2009
Season 2, Episode 2: Bad Habits
Original Air Date-9 February 2009
Season 2, Episode 3: Brave New World
Original Air Date-16 February 2009
Season 2, Episode 4: Business as Usual
Original Air Date-23 February 2009
Season 2, Episode 5: A Tale of Two Hitmen
Original Air Date-2 March 2009
Season 2, Episode 6: Stranded
Original Air Date-9 March 2009
Season 2, Episode 7: A Nice Little Earner
Original Air Date-16 March 2009
Season 2, Episode 8: Diamonds
Original Air Date-23 March 2009
Season 2, Episode 9: Judas Kiss
Original Air Date-30 March 2009
Season 2, Episode 10: The Reckoning
Original Air Date-20 April 2009
Season 2, Episode 11: The Brotherhood
Original Air Date-20 April 2009
Season 2, Episode 12: Oh Lucky Man
Original Air Date-27 April 2009
Season 2, Episode 13: The Loved Ones
Original Air Date-4 May 2009

Set between 1976 & 1986, when the illegal drug trade took hold of Australia. During this era when gambling was illegal but drug trafficking was undiscovered. Protagonist characters are Robert Trimbole (Roy Billing), Terry Mr Asia Clark (Matthew Newton) and racing identify George Freeman played by Peter OBrien the footage of these 2 in the clip started it all.

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