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The Legend of Fred Paterson

8.0199656m

HistoryDocumentary

The story of Fred Paterson, member for Bowen in the Queensland parliament in the 1940s and the only Communist Party member ever elected to any Australian parliament.

Directed by Pat Laughren

CAST

The people behind the story

Harold Hopkins

Harold HopkinsFred Paterson

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Fred PatersonSelf (archive footage)

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John PatersonSelf

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Jim PatersonSelf

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Joe BailesSelf

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Claude JonesSelf

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Alice HughesSelf

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Edgar RossSelf