Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story (2013)

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The making of modern Australia through the eyes of competing media moguls Sir Frank Packer and a young Rupert Murdoch.

2013

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Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story: Season 1 - 2 Episode s

1x1 - Part 1
September 8, 2013
It is 1960 and ambitious Rupert Murdoch takes on Sir Frank Packer in a media war that will change Australia and the rest of the world.
1x2 - Part 2
September 15, 2013
Sir Frank attempts to stay in charge of his health and his empire, as he attempts to stop Rupert Murdoch and control his sons Kerry and Clyde.

Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story: 1 Season

S1: Season 1
2 Episode s

Actors in Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story

Lachy Hulme
Frank Packer
Patrick Brammall
Rupert Murdoch
Luke Ford
Kerry Packer
Alexander England
Clyde Packer
Maeve Dermody
Anna Murdoch
Anne Looby
Florence Packer
Mirrah Foulkes
Patricia Murdoch
Hamish Michael
Bruce Gyngell
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Alan Reid
Stephen Leeder
John 'Blackjack' McEwen
Bruce Myles
William McMahon
Heather Mitchell
Gretel Packer

Tags for Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story

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1x1 - Part 1

1x2 - Part 2

S1: Season 1

Lachy Hulme

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Luke Ford

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Maeve Dermody

Anne Looby

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