''The Dunera Boys'' (also known as ''Tapaus Dunera'') is a 1985 Australian mini-series based on the ''Dunera'' incident.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p190

Plot

At the beginning of the World War 2, in the interests of national security, the British Government made the decision to arrest all Germans in the UK, as well as many Jewish male refugees, whom the British feared might have been German spies. In 1940, a large group were rounded up and sent to

Prisoner of war A prisoner of war (POW) is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of war for a ...

camps in Australia, aboard the HMT Dunera. Amongst them, are Morrie Mendellsohn (

Bob Hoskins Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor and film director. Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of "tough guy" characters, he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough pl ...

), a British fishmonger and Alexander Engelhardt ( Joseph Spano), a concert violinist. The story depicts the hardship, alienation and brotherhood they encountered along the way.

Cast

as Morrie Mendellsohn * Joseph Spano as Alexander Engelhardt *

Warren Mitchell Warren Mitchell (born Warren Misell; 14 January 1926 – 14 November 2015) was an English actor best known for playing bigoted cockney Alf Garnett in television, film and stage productions from the 1960s to the 1990s. He was a BAFTA TV A ...

as Mr. Braun * Joseph Furst as The Baron *

John Meillon John Meillon ( ; 1 May 1934 – 11 August 1989) was an Australian character actor known for dramatic as well as comedy roles. He portrayed Walter Reilly in the films '' Crocodile Dundee'' and '' Crocodile Dundee II''. He also voiced advertiseme ...

as Brigadier Templeton * Simon Chilvers as Colonel Berry * Julia Blake as Mum *

Maurie Fields Maurice Fields (born Maurice Sheil, 4 August 1926 – 18 December 1995) was an Australian vaudeville performer, actor and stand-up comedian. Career Fields became a well-known face on television first thanks to his comic sketches on live progra ...

as Corporal Carter * Alex Menglet as Roth * Wyn Roberts as Slattery * Steven Vidler as Tropp * Kym Gyngell as Private Bruce * Mark Little * Mary-Anne Fahey as Naomi Mendellsohn * Bruno Lucia as Abe Joelstein (uncredited)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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