The Dish

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Rob Sitch

Writing Credits

Santo Cilauro
(conceived and written by) &
Tom Gleisner
(conceived and written by) &
Jane Kennedy
(conceived and written by) &
Rob Sitch
(conceived and written by)

Cast

Sam Neill
Cliff
Billy Mitchell
Cameron
Roz Hammond
Miss Nolan
Christopher-Robin Street
Damien
Luke Keltie
Graeme
Naomi Wright
Melanie
Ben Wright-Smith
Nicholas
Beverley Dunn
Secretary v / o (voice)
Grant Thompson
Mr Callen
Bille Brown
Prime Minister
Bernard Curry
Newspaper Reporter
Kevin Harrington
Mitch
Tom Long
Glenn Latham
Patrick Warburton
Al Burnett
Roy Billing
Bob McIntyre
Andrew S. Gilbert
Len Purvis
Matthew Moore
Keith Morrison
Kerry Walker
Pearl
Denise Roberts
Bronwyn
Jeff Keogh
Ray
Jason Ritterman
Adrian Hobbs
Alexander Zent
Lead Guitarist
Rowan Macartney
Trumpet
Aidan Macartney
Trombone
Jarrod Factor
Drummer
Oliver McGill
Pianist
Genevieve Mooy
May
Marilyn O'Donnell
Melva
Jane Menelaus
Gwen
Lenka
Marie
John Flaus
Ron
Carl Snell
Billy
Eliza Szonert
Janine
Tayler Kane
Rudi
Neil Pigot
Journalist
Darren Davidson
Camera Person
Simon Donaldson
Sound Person
John McMartin
U.S. Ambassador
Frank Bennett
Barry Steele
Randall Berger
Ambassador's Aide
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
Reverend Loftus
Mal Walden
ABC Journalist v / o (voice)
Rod McNeil
Radio Newsreader v / o (voice)
Alister Paterson
ABC TV Newsreader
Colette Mann
Betty the Bush Poet
Susan Ward
Female Print Journalist
Roger Crisp
Male Reporter
Buzz Aldrin
Self
Neil Armstrong
Self
Nicholas Bell
TV Scientist
Mike Collins
Self
Walter Cronkite
Self
John Glenn
Self
Hubert H. Humphrey
Self
John F. Kennedy
Self
Richard Nixon
Self
Eric Pearce
Self

Produced by

Santo Cilauro
producer
Tom Gleisner
producer
Debra Herman
line producer (as Debra Choate)
Michael Hirsh
producer
Jane Kennedy
producer
Rob Sitch
producer

Music by

Edmund Choi

Cinematography by

Graeme Wood
director of photography

Editing by

Jill Bilcock

Casting By

Jane Kennedy

Production Design by

Carrie Kennedy

Art Direction by

Ben Morieson

Costume Design by

Kitty Stuckey

Makeup Department

Simone Albert
makeup artist
Jill Fischer
prosthetic makeup artist: Creative Audience Productions
Ian Loughnan
makeup artist
Caroline Styles
hair designer / makeup designer
Noriko Watanabe
makeup artist: old man sequence
Noreen Wilkie
hair stylist: Sam Neill / makeup artist: Sam Neill
Wesley Wofford
key prosthetic makeup artist
Mark Nieman
silicone prosthetic technician (uncredited)

Production Management

Andrew Osboldstone
unit manager
Sylvia Walker-Wilson
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Santo Cilauro
second unit director
Annie Maver
first assistant director
Justin O'Neill
assistant director
Iain Pirret
second assistant director
Matthew Rooke
third assistant director

Art Department

Liam Adam
art department assistant
Jane Burns
props buyer
Robert Elliott
storyboard artist
Sandy Grant
stand-by props
Troy Hardy
art department runner
Carrie Kennedy
model maker
Ben Morieson
model maker
Andre Potappel
technical supervisor
Stephen Travers
additional art department (as Steve Travers)
Darren Unsgaard
set dresser
Warren Vigor
additional art department
Lisa Wang
art department coordinator
Richard Wenzel
props buyer

Sound Department

Philippe Decrausaz
sound recordist
Tony Dickinson
boom operator
Bruce Emery
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Helen Field
coordinator: Soundfirm Australia
Richard Girvan
sound engineer: ABC
Francis Ward Lindsay
foley artist
Gerry Long
foley artist
John McKerrow
additional boom operator
Damien Montalto
sound recording engineer
Andy Neil
assistant sound mixer (as Andrew Neil) / foley recordist (as Andrew Neil)
Skye Ritchie
special sound effects editor
Livia Ruzic
dialogue editor
Roger Savage
sound mixer
Dan Sullivan
sound recording engineer (as Danny Sullivan)
Jenny Sutcliffe
additional boom operator
Gareth Vanderhope
special sound effects editor

Special Effects by

Aaron Beaucaire
special effects

Visual Effects by

Paul Cross
optical effects
Murray Curtis
visual effects: Complete Post
Andrea Parkes
visual effects: Complete Post
Tim Parrington
visual effects: Complete Post
Peter Webb
visual effects: Complete Post

Stunts

Chris Peters
safety supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department

Tov Belling
focus puller: second unit
Dan Carr
fourth electrician
Joanne Donahoe-Beckwith
camera operator: epk
Craig Dusting
key grip
Warwick Field
aerial camera operator: second unit
Anthony Gerrish
grip
Kaine Harling
camera prep technician
Richard Hosking
camera operator: second unit
Marin Johnson
clapper loader
Trish Keating
focus puller
Adam Litchfield
video split operator
Jude Lovatt
focus puller: second unit
Lex Martin
third electrician
Peter Moloney
electrician
Josh Moore
additional grip
Timothy Morrison
best boy electric (as Tim Morrison)
Harry Panagiotidis
steadicam operator (as Harry Panogiotidis)
Peter Stockley
additional grip
Lisa Tomasetti
still photographer
Colin Williams
gaffer

Casting Department

Rachel Bailey
casting assistant: Australia
Richard Hicks
casting consultant: USA
Yeskel Hicks
casting consultant: USA
Leesa Scheller
casting assistant: Australia

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Michael Davies
stand-by wardrobe
Maida Jereb
costume maker
Gabrielle Travers
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Arthur Cambridge
color grader
Robert Hall
second assistant editor
Noel Hansen
telecine dailies
Julia MacLeod
negative matcher (as Julia Macleod)
Rochelle Oshlack
first assistant editor
Bill Daly
post-production executive (uncredited)
Justin Heitman
telecine colorist (uncredited)

Music Department

Noel Ancell
artistic director: choir
Doug Brady
music editor
Edmund Choi
conductor: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Lynette Clarkson
liaison: choir
Graeme Evans
musician: horn solo
Barb Glaser
orchestra manager (as Barbara Glaser)
Jane Kennedy
music producer
Michael Kisin
concert master
Sonny Kompanek
orchestrator
Ron Layton
orchestra contractor
Lawrence Manchester
score mixer / score recordist
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
music performed by
Geoffrey Payne
musician: trumpet solo
Markus Stenz
artistic director: music / chief conductor
Peter Sullivan
composer: additional music
Christine Woodruff
music licensing

Script and Continuity Department

Anne Went
continuity (as Annie Went)

Transportation Department

Maurice Randall
vehicle supervisor

Additional Crew

Brett Anderson
safety supervisor
Ian Anderson
liaison: Cinevex
Jim Atkins
engineer: ABC
Cassandra Barbour
rights and clearances
Tony Bartuccio
choreographer: dance hall
Bernadette Breitkreuz
assistant accountant
Tom Dillon
production runner
Greg Duncombe
helicopter pilot: second unit
Jeanette Fisher
caterer: Sweet Seduction
Sarah Gilligan
unit assistant
Jeremy Gray
insurance: AON insurance
Wendy Gregory Walker
production assistant (as Wendy Gregory)
Gordon Gribbin
copyist
Nikki Hamilton-Cornwall
second production assistant (as Nikki Hamilton)
Foster Hart
legal
Pauline Hirsh
second unit coordinator / unit publicist
Mika Lentz
researcher: stock footage (as Mika Holliday)
Jane Manning
researcher: stock footage
Susannah Mott
production coordinator
Vanitha Naidu
production accountant
Arch Roberts
safety supervisor (as Archie Roberts)
Ian Russell
liaison: Atlab Australia
Antonetta Russo
accounting assistant
Laura Sevier
rights & clearances
Greg Sitch
legal
Kate Thomson
assistant production coordinator
Sophie Vickers-Willis
catering: office / food stylist
Brenda Vincent
assistant: Sam Neill
Polly Watkins
assistant to executive producer
Bek Fairweather
producer: dvd (uncredited)

Thanks

Miriam Baltuck
grateful acknowledgment (as Dr. Miriam Baltuck)
Nicholas Bell
thanks: assistance
Rupert Burns
grateful acknowledgment
Kristen Coney
grateful acknowledgment
Brian Coote
grateful acknowledgment
Walter Cronkite
thanks: assistance
Davids Darzins
grateful acknowledgment
Mike Dinn
grateful acknowledgment
Ron Ekers
grateful acknowledgment (as Prof. Ron Ekers)
Derek Fellows
grateful acknowledgment
Lynn Gailey
thanks: assistance (as Lynne Gailey)
Frederic N. Gaines
thanks: assistance
Lorraine Hall
thanks: assistance
Will Houghton
grateful acknowledgment (as Mr. Will Houghton QC)
Yvonne Hutton
grateful acknowledgment
Ben Lam
thanks: assistance
Fox Mason
grateful acknowledgment
John Masterson
thanks: assistance
Billy Pinnell
thanks
Greg Ross
grateful acknowledgment
John Saxon
thanks: assistance
John Scott
grateful acknowledgment
Sharon Scott
thanks: assistance
Cliff Smith
thanks: assistance
Jeff Stilson
thanks
Helen Stuckey
grateful acknowledgment
Bruce MacA Thomas
grateful acknowledgment
Noriko Watanabe
thanks: assistance
David Williams
grateful acknowledgment
Alan Woodruff
thanks: assistance
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