The Last Bastion
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This article is about the television mini-series. For the animated short, see Overwatch animated media § The Last Bastion.
The Last Bastion is a television mini-series which aired in Australia in November 1984. It is a docudrama telling the story of Australia's involvement in World War II, and its often strained relations with its two main allies, Great Britain and the United States.[3]
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The Last Bastion | |
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Genre | War |
Written by | Denis Whitburn David Williamson |
Directed by | Chris Thomson George Miller |
Starring | Michael Blakemore John Wood Timothy West |
Theme music composer | Colin Stead |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 3 × 2 hours |
Production | |
Producers | Brian Rosen Denis Whitburn David Williamson |
Cinematography | Louis Irving |
Editor | Sara Bennett |
Running time | 360 min. |
Budget | $3.6 million[1][2] |
Original release | |
Network | Network Ten |
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The running time of the series is reported as 360 minutes (6 hours) on the IMDb page, that is the screening time with ads. Each part runs for approx 90 minutes, both on VHS tape and DVD, is approximately 160 minutes implying they are heavily edited versions, as they've compressed 3 episodes into one 2 hour 40 minute film.
The 3 episodes still remain in the Screensound Archive.