The John Sullivan Story
The John Sullivan Story
1979, English. Directed by David Stevens.
After his troopship is sunk in 1942, John Sullivan is saved by members of the Yugoslav group, the Chetniks. He is later sold to the opposing group, The Partisans. This is his life as a medic in civil war-torn Yugoslavia. A TV movie spin off from The Sullivans (1976).
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- David StevensDirector
- Andrew McFarlaneJohn Sullivan
- Olivia HamnettCaptain Meg Fulton
- Frank GallacherStipra
- Ronald LewisMarko Karadjic
- Jonathan HardyVlad
- Roger OakleyMajor James Barrington
- Alan Jervis WilksLieutenant-Colonel Trenchard
- Carol BurnsBiljana
- Peter CarrollCommissar Petrovic
- Ron FalkLieutenant Ranke
- Vera PlevnikNadia
- John HigginsonTommy Thomas
Details
- Released
- 5 August 1979
- Country
- Australia
- Written by
- Tony Morphett, Brian Wright
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The John Sullivan Story runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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The John Sullivan Story isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 August 1979. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The John Sullivan Story?
The John Sullivan Story (1979) was directed by David Stevens and stars Andrew McFarlane, Olivia Hamnett, Frank Gallacher.