Beneath Hill 60

6.8 2010 2h 2m Australia

Drama History War

The true story of Australia's cat-and-mouse underground mine warfare—one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented and mystifying conflicts of WW I. It was secret struggle BENEATH the Western Front that combined daring engineering, technology and science. Few on the surface knew of the brave, claustrophobic and sometimes barbaric work of these tunnellers.

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After Gallipoli there was still a war to be won. The true story of Australia's cat-and-mouse underground mine warfare—one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented and mystifying conflicts of WW I. It was secret struggle BENEATH the Western Front that combined daring engineering, technology and science. Few on the surface knew of the brave, claustrophobic and sometimes barbaric work of these tunnellers.

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Directors

Jeremy Sims

Writers

David Roach

Cast

Brendan Cowell, Harrison Gilbertson, Steve Le Marquand, Gyton Grantley, Alan Dukes, Alex Thompson, Warwick Young, Mark Coles Smith, Anthony Hayes, Leon Ford, Jacqueline McKenzie, Gerald Lepkowski, Bella Heathcote, Chris Haywood, Aden Young

Production

The Silence Productions, Lucky Country Productions, Screen Australia, Pacific Film and Television Commission, Screen NSW, Screen Queensland

Languages

German, English

Countries

Australia