The Defector

Name: The Defector
Director: Scott Mannion
Genre: History, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2017-12-20
Duration: 15 min
Cast: Sean Taylor, Malcolm Kennard, Lech Mackiewicz, Josef Ber, Aaron Scully

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2017 · 15 min · History · Mystery · Thriller · TMDB 7.0/10

Overview

1967, the height of the Red Scare. Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt is embroiled in a power struggle after discovering his spymaster has illegally investigated and exposed Red sympathisers embedded within Holt's administration.

Directed by Scott Mannion

Cast

Sean Taylor — Harold Holt
Malcolm Kennard — Charles Forwell
Lech Mackiewicz — Ivan Petrov
Josef Ber — Teddy Knox
Aaron Scully — David Bondurant