| Underground: The Julian Assange Story | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Underground |
| Written by | Robert Connolly |
| Screenplay by | Robert Connolly |
| Story by | Suelette Dreyfus |
| Directed by | Robert Connolly |
| Starring | Rachel Griffiths Anthony LaPaglia Alex Williams Laura Wheelwright |
| Theme music composer | François Tétaz |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Tony Ayres Rick Maier Helen Bowden |
| Cinematography | Andrew Commis |
| Editor | Andy Canny |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Production company | Matchbox Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | Network Ten |
| Release | 8 September 2012 (2012 Toronto International Film Festival) 7 October 2012 (Australia) |
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Underground: The Julian Assange Story is an Australian television film produced for Network Ten. It premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival and aired on Network Ten on 7 October 2012. The film draws its title from Underground: Tales of Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the Electronic Frontier, a 1997 book by Suelette Dreyfus, researched by Julian Assange, but the film bears little relation to the book itself, which catalogues the exploits of a group of Australian, American, and British hackers during the 1980s and early 1990s, among them Assange himself.[1] The film was not approved by Julian Assange, Wikileaks or any other member of the Assange family, and there was no collaboration with the Assanges or Wikileaks during the making of the film. However, Julian Assange subsequently had "a very favourable response to the movie".[2]
Filmed in and around Melbourne, the film was written and directed by Robert Connolly and produced by Matchbox Pictures' Helen Bowden, with Tony Ayres and Rick Maier serving as Executive Producers. It stars Alex Williams as Julian Assange, alongside Rachel Griffiths, Anthony LaPaglia and Laura Wheelwright.[3]