The Great Mint Swindle

The Great Mint Swindle
Promotional poster
Written by	Paul Bennett Reg Cribb
Directed by	Geoff Bennett
Starring	Shane Bourne Grant Bowler Todd Lasance Josh Quong Tart
Music by	Jim Moginie
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Paul Bennett Michael Cordell Russell Vines
Cinematography	Bruce Young
Editor	Antonio Mestres
Running time	92 minutes
Release
Original network	Nine Network
Original release	11 March 2012 (2012-03-11)

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

See also[]

• The Great Gold Swindle, a 1984 telemovie that's also about the mint swindle

References[]

External links[]

• The Great Mint Swindle at the Internet Movie Database