Dawn!

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Dawn!

"The movie reveals what the headlines concealed."

1979

1h 49m

9.5(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

Dawn! is a 1979 Australian sports biopic about the three-time Olympic gold medallist swimmer Dawn Fraser.

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24 members

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Bronwyn Mackay-Payne

Dawn Fraser

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Tom Richards

Harry

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John Diedrich

Gary

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Ron Haddrick

Pop

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Bunney Brooke

Mum

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Gabrielle Hartley

Kate

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Ivar Kants

Len

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David Cameron

Joe

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Lyndall Barbour

Edie

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John Clayton

Syd

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Bill Young

Russell

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Go Mikami

Police Inspector

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Judith Fisher

Chaperone

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Reg Gillam

First Board Member

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Judi Farr

New Resident

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Bill Charlton

Johnno

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John Armstrong

Dusty

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Peter Corbett

First Policeman

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Bob Baines

Second Policeman

Production

Audine Leith

Barmaid

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Barry McMahon

Flagman

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Margaret Gerard

Louise

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Arthur Sherman

Gil

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Virginia Portingale

Sue

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