The Last of the Ryans
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| The Last of the Ryans | |
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| Directed by | George Ogilvie |
| Written by | Graeme Farmer |
| Produced by | Richard Brennan |
| Starring | Richard Roxburgh Zoe Bertram Ian Mune |
| Cinematography | Jaems Grant |
| Edited by | Vicki Ambrose |
| Music by | Bruce Smeaton |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Last of the Ryans is a 1997 Australian biopic TV film about Ronald Ryan.[1]
A biopic following the escape, re capture and hanging of Ronald Ryan for the murder of prison guard George Hodson.
Cast
- Richard Roxburgh as Ronald Ryan
- Zoe Bertram as Dorothy Ryan
- Ian Mune as Henry Bolte
- Paul Sonkkila as Governor Ian Grindlay
- Tony Barry as Father Brosnan
- Douglas Hedge as Philip Opas
- Tom Long as Peter Walker
- Julie Herbert as Cecilia Ryan
- Maxie Rickard as Jan Ryan
- Ashleigh McInnes as Pip Ryan
- Ebonnie Masini as Wendy Ryan
- Matthew Quartermaine as Ipana
- Humphrey Bower as Bolte's Secretary
- Ian Smith as Sir Arthur Rylah
- Gerald Lepkowski as Patterson
- Mark Pegler as Helmut Lange
- Philip Reilley as George Hodson
- Dennis Miller as Harold
- Beverley Dunn as Ethel
- Jane Harber as Lyn Hughan
- Samuel Johnson as Young journalist
- Brett Tucker as Detective
Production
Controversy
Reception
The Last of the Ryans did poorly in the ratings where it lost over 100,00 viewers after the first 15 minutes.[6]
Peter Weiniger of The Age chose it as his pick of the week, concluding "'The Last of the Ryans' takes a while to get its rhythm, but once it outlines the various aspects - legal, political and personal - to the Ryan case, it becomes a moving and tense drama that provides a fresh perspective on a traumatic episode from our not-too-distant past."[7] Also in the Age Simon Hughes was not as positive, saying "there is something lifeless about the whole production. Like a room that has had the air sucked from it, there is an atmosphere here antithetical to the senses."[8]