The Great Mint Swindle
| The Great Mint Swindle | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Written by |
Paul Bennett Reg Cribb |
| Directed by | Geoff Bennett |
| Starring |
Shane Bourne Grant Bowler Todd Lasance Josh Quong Tart |
| Music by | Jim Moginie |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Paul Bennett Michael Cordell Russell Vines |
| Cinematography | Bruce Young |
| Editor(s) | Antonio Mestres |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original release | 11 March 2012 |
The Great Mint Swindle is a 2012 Australian television film directed by Geoff Bennett and starring Grant Bowler, Todd Lasance and Josh Quong Tart. It is based on the Perth Mint Swindle which took place in the 1980s.[1]
Plot summary
In the beginning of the 1980s boom in Western Australia, the Mickleberg brothers Ray (Grant Bowler), Peter (Todd Lasance) and Brian (Josh Quong Tart) spend their days looking for adventure and finding new ways to earn money. One day, they are accused of stealing 49 gold bars from a mint in Perth and selling them to tycoon Alan Bond (David Meadows). For 20 years, the fight to clear the Mickleberg brothers of a crime that they didn't commit goes on which to this day remains unsolved.
Cast
- Grant Bowler as Ray Mickleberg
- Todd Lasance as Peter Mickleberg
- Josh Quong Tart as Brian Mickleberg
- Shane Bourne as Don Hancock
- John Batchelor as Tony Lewandowski
- Maya Stange as Sheryl Mickelberg
- Caroline McKenzie as Peg Mickelberg
- Abby Earl as Diana
- Talei Howell-Price as Fay Mickleberg
Reception
Reviews for The Great Mint Swindle have been positive. IMDb gave the film a rating of 7.3/10.
See also
- The Great Gold Swindle, a 1984 telemovie that's also about the mint swindle