The Leaving of Liverpool

TV Movie
1993
3h

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

292

YOUR RATING

Christine Tremarco in The Leaving of Liverpool (1993)

Drama History

Two English children are uprooted from their beloved Liverpool dockside to the alien environment of Australia in the years following World War Two.Two English children are uprooted from their beloved Liverpool dockside to the alien environment of Australia in the years following World War Two.Two English children are uprooted from their beloved Liverpool dockside to the alien environment of Australia in the years following World War Two.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

292

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 2 nominations

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Trivia
Christine Tremarco's debut.

Goofs
No deaf children, or children with any other disabilities, were ever sent to Australia. This was because of the 1901 Immigration Restriction Act passed by the Australian government, who thought that any such people would become dependent on welfare. The character of the deaf child in the film was added presumably to make the story more interesting, but has no basis in fact.

Soundtracks
Working Class Hero
Written and Performed by John Lennon

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9/10

Brilliant acting

Because I live in Australia and most of the speech in Leaving of Liverpool was spoken in a very heavy English accent, I couldn't tell what was being said some of the time. However, I have to say that the acting of the two main cast members, Kevin Jones and Christine Tremarco, was absolutely fantastic. Their raw, honest depictions of their characters (Bert and Lily) gave so much extra depth to the story and truly made the audience feel the terrible anguish of the experiences that the children went through.