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William Kelly's War

2014-10-30 · 94 min · ★ 5.9

War

When WW1 breaks out, farm boys, Billy (Josh Davis) and Jack Kelly (Mathew John Davis), along with their cousin, Paddy (Lachie Hume), sign up, and are shipped out to serve in Europe. With Billy a dead-eye shot with a rifle, the boys are soon set up as a sniper team, mowing down Germans and Turks like nobody’s business. They become heroes, but back home, the family farm is being circled by a gang of cattle thieves, meaning that even when the war ends, the blood is set to keep flowing.

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Directors
Geoff Davis
Production companies
Avalon Films
Countries
Australia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Josh DavisWilliam Kelly
Mathew DavisJack Kelly
Lachlan HumePaddy
Tony BonnerTony BonnerMr. Kelly
Maureen AlfordKath
Peter BerzanskisPeter Burns
Helen DavisMrs. Marjorie Kelly
Tom FarrahNed Kennett
George IvanoffMajor Jones
Dave KenyonMilitary Police Chaplain
Dead KirkrightWill Kennett
Andrew KnightANZAC Prisoner
Troy LarkinTroy LarkinCec Kennett
James MasonJames MasonConstable Jones
Tom McCathieTom McCathieTom Kennett
Ella McIlvenaJess
Ben PrendergastBen PrendergastConstable Doyle
Mick PrestonMick PrestonSteven
Glenn Van OosteromGlen Kennett

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