Billy and Percy
| Billy and Percy | |
|---|---|
| Based on | journals of Percy Deane |
| Written by | John Power |
| Directed by | John Power |
| Starring | Martin Vaughan Harold Hopkins |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | John Power |
| Running time | 70 mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 1974 |
Billy and Percy is a 1974 Australian docudrama based on the relationship between Prime Minister Billy Hughes and his private secretary Percy Deane during World War I. It was based primarily on Deane's diaries.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]John Power won an AFI award for best director.[3]
Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p14
- ^ "Billy and Percy (1974)". Australian Screen: An NFSA Website. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Power, Julie and Michael (25 February 2016). "Obituary: John Power 1930-2016". The Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "SA feature top Australian film". The Canberra Times. 24 March 1975. p. 7. Retrieved 7 August 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
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