Power Without Glory (1976)★ 8.6/10
- Drama
Directed by: Douglas Sharp, Keith Wilkes, David Zweck, Oscar Whitbread, John Gauci
Written by: Sonia Borg, Cliff Green, Howard Griffiths, Frank Hardy, Tom Hegarty
Award-winning historical drama series which traces the life of John West from his impoverished youth in the depression of the 1890s, to his death as a multi-millionaire some sixty years later.
- Original title
- Power Without Glory
- Storyline
- A Classic Australian Drama, 'Power Without Glory' is a serialised adaptation of the controversial novel by Frank Hardy. A journey spanning five decades, this masterful series documents John West's life from his impoverished youth during the depression of the 1890s to his death as a self-made millionaire. For the battlers of the Melbourne slums there were only two ways to challenge the bosses - through organised labour and the growing trade union movement, or to challenge the establishment through the acquisition of wealth and power; bought at any cost. John West chose the latter.
- Rating
- 8.6 / 10 · 96
- Companies
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Paradine Productions, ITV - Independent Television
- Release dates
- AU June 21, 1976