Children of the Revolution A red comedy about the ultimate party animals. A man (Richard Roxburgh) the Australian government blames for 1990s political woes blames his mother (Judy Davis), a communist Stalin seduced in 1951. Details Casts Title Children of the Revolution Release Date 1996-12-26 Runtime 01 Hours 41 Minutes Genres Comedy Drama Production Companies Australian Asset Securities Limited, Rev Kids, Australian Film Finance Corporation, New South Wales Film & Television Office Production Countries Australia Judy Davis Joan Fraser Welch Sam Neill David 'Dave' Hoyle, aka ? F. Murray Abraham Josef 'Uncle Joe' Stalin Richard Roxburgh Joseph 'Joe' Welch Rachel Griffiths Constable Anna Welch Geoffrey Rush Zachary Welch Russell Kiefel Barry Rogers John Gaden Prof. C.W. 'Wilf' Wilke Kenneth Radley Bernard Shaw Ben McIvor Joe Welch at 8 Years Fiona Press Mavis Craig Rowan Woods Colin 'Col' Slansky Alex Menglet Yuri Nikolayev Barry Langrishe Ted Ron Haddrick Sir Allan Miles Graham Ware Jr. Harry Heather Mitchell Mrs. Savage Robbie McGregor Minister Frank Paul Livingston Beria Dennis Watkins Khrushchev Stephen Abbott Malenkov Harold Hopkins Police Commissioner Roy Billing Police Sergeant Charles Little Doctor