The Dunera Boys (1985)
At the start of WWII the British Government decided to arrest all Germans in the UK no matter how long they had been there. Among those arrested were many Jewish refugees and many who were fully assimilated. This film records the story of a group who were sent to a POW camp in Australia aboard the Dunera.
- Released
- 1985-10-03
- Genres
- Drama, War, History
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ben Lewin
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Joseph Spano as Alexander Engelhardt
- Bob Hoskins as Morrie Mendellsohn
- Simon Chilvers as Col. Berry
- Warren Mitchell as Mr Baum
- Joseph Fürst as The Baron
- Moshe Kedem as Rabbi Aronfeld
- Steven Vidler as Tropp
- Mary-Anne Fahey as Naomi Mendellsohn
- John Meillon as Brig. Templeton
- Paul Mason as Friedkin
- Kirk Alexander as Capt. Webber
- Julia Blake as Mum