Howzat! Kerry Packer's War - 2-Disc Set

Howzat! Kerry Packer's War - 2-Disc Set (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )

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

Running Time:
215 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Commentary
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Daina Reid

Written By:
Christopher Lee

Actors:
Lachy Hulme ..... Kerry Packer (2 episodes, 2012)
Abe Forsythe ..... John Cornell (2 episodes, 2012)
Damon Gameau ..... Greg Chappell (2 episodes, 2012)
Brendan Cowell ..... Rod Marsh / ... (2 episodes, 2012)
Matthew Le Nevez ..... Dennis Lillee (2 episodes, 2012)
Clayton Watson ..... Ian Chappell (2 episodes, 2012)
Craig Hall ..... Gavin Warner (2 episodes, 2012)
Richard Davies ..... David Hookes (2 episodes, 2012)
Alexander England ..... Tony Greig (2 episodes, 2012)
Nicholas G. Cooper ..... Gary Cosier (2 episodes, 2012)
Hamish Michael ..... Doug Walters (2 episodes, 2012)
Tony Briggs ..... Clive Lloyd (2 episodes, 2012)
Ryan O'Kane ..... Jeff Thomson (2 episodes, 2012)
Peter Houghton ..... Richie Benaud (2 episodes, 2012)
Mandy McElhinney ..... Rose Mitchell (2 episodes, 2012)
Cariba Heine ..... Delvene Delaney (2 episodes, 2012)
Nicholas Bell ..... Clive Bell (2 episodes, 2012)
Paul Ireland ..... Joel Parker (2 episodes, 2012)
Adam Zwar ..... Peter McFarline (2 episodes, 2012)
Dave Lawson ..... Alan Shiell (2 episodes, 2012)
Russell Newman ..... Harry Chester (2 episodes, 2012)
Robert Grubb ..... Tagge Webster (2 episodes, 2012)
Neil Melville ..... Ray Steele (2 episodes, 2012)
Helmut Bakaitis ..... Bob Parish (2 episodes, 2012)
Justin Smith ..... David Hill (2 episodes, 2012)
Angus Sampson ..... Allan Johnson (2 episodes, 2012)
Travis McMahon ..... Paul Hogan (2 episodes, 2012)
Nicholas Coghlan ..... Austin Robertson (2 episodes, 2012)
Ken Radley ..... Len Maddocks (2 episodes, 2012)
Andrew Carbone ..... Max Walker (2 episodes, 2012)
Mallory Jansen ..... Sharon (2 episodes, 2012)
Debbie Zukerman ..... Kylie (2 episodes, 2012)
Michael Bishop ..... Doug Insole (2 episodes, 2012)
Darrel Brown ..... Andy Roberts (2 episodes, 2012)
Angus Grant ..... Warren Berkery (2 episodes, 2012)
Nicholas Bendall ..... Colin Stephenson (2 episodes, 2012)
Paul Ashcroft ..... John Crilly (2 episodes, 2012)
Richard Young ..... John Maley (2 episodes, 2012)
Bruce Hughes ..... Journalist at Lords (2 episodes, 2012)
Heidi Weatherald ..... Daphne Benaud (2 episodes, 2012)
Daniel Worrell ..... Mick Malone (2 episodes, 2012)
Matthew Bright ..... Ray Bright (2 episodes, 2012)
Aiden March ..... Rick McCosker (2 episodes, 2012)
Guy Walker ..... Ian Davis (2 episodes, 2012)
Tristan O'Shannessy ..... Len Pascoe (2 episodes, 2012)
Matthew Brown ..... Kerry O'Keefe (2 episodes, 2012)
Simon Cormie ..... Ritchie Robinson (2 episodes, 2012)

Synopsis:

England, Summer 1975. The Australian cricket team, visiting for an Ashes series, fields players who will become legends of the game - Ian Chappell, Rodney Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson - against celebrated English power-cricketers Tony Greig, John Snow and Phil Edmonds. It is the pinnacle of the game of cricket - the two oldest enemies in the game going head to head. At the beautifully green grounds the games are exciting, filled with colour, intrigue and expectation. But soon after cricket will undergo a revolution. It will no longer be a game of tradition, run by traditionalists. There will be cricket under lights, players in colourful gear, and the way it's broadcast on television will be transformed, no longer shot by a single camera, screened in black and white on the ABC and the BBC. This thrilling book tells the story of World Series Cricket and the Australian media mogul Kerry Packer, who saw a business opportunity in the game he loved and challenged its grand traditions. A high-stakes story of money and power, elite sportsman, legal drama, it is also at its heart a tale of love of the game.

This two-part mini-series follows Kerry Packer's extraordinary rise to become the most influential businessman in the history of Australian sport.
Season 1
Episode #1.1
S1, Ep1 Aug. 19, 2012
In June 1976, Kerry Packer decides to declare war on the cricket establishment by secretly signing about 50 of the world's greatest players to form a break-away rebel tournament for salaries much larger than those offered by the cricket boards. The birth of World Series Cricket would change public opinion and challenge the establishment.

Episode #1.2
S1, Ep2 Aug. 26, 2012
With attacks from the establishment and the media and a conflict among the players putting his plans for World Series Cricket into disarray and threatening to ruin him financially, Kerry Packer and his team take their most radical steps yet in a bid to win over both the players and the public.

It's England 1975. The Australian cricket team, visiting for an Ashes series, fields a team full of legends. The pinnacle of world cricket - two old enemies facing off head to head. But cricket is undergoing a revolution and the cricket establishment will be brought to its knees. This thrilling series is the story of World Series Cricket and its creator, Australian media mogul Kerry Packer, who signed up the world's greatest players and set up a parallel universe of cricket.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 13 April, 2013.

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