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The Great Mint Swindle
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Wikipedia article
'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.
Plot summary
In the beginning of the 1980s boom in Western Australia, the Mickelberg 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 Mickelberg brothers of a crime that they didn't commit goes on which to this day remains unsolved.
Cast
* Grant Bowler as Ray Mickelberg
* Todd Lasance as Peter Mickelberg
* Josh Quong Tart as Brian Mickelberg
* 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 Mickelberg
Reception
The TV movie was viewed by 1.073 million viewers and ranked at 8th place.
See also
*'The Great Gold Swindle', a 1984 telemovie that's also about the mint swindle
References
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