Pearls and savages [videorecording] [direction and photography]Frank Hurley.
Pearls and savages [videorecording] [direction and photography]Frank Hurley.
About this item
Full title
Publisher
[Canberra] : Natonal Film & Sound Archive, [1990]
Date
[1990]
Call Numbers
VB2804 , VB2807 , VB2806 , VB2805 , VB2803
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
1 videocassette (VHS) (57 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.
Contents
Production: Stoll Film Company Limited.
Publication information
Publisher
[Canberra] : Natonal Film & Sound Archive, [1990]
Analytical title
Capt. Frank Hurley's Pearls and savages.
Captain Frank Hurley's Pearls and savages.
Series
Place of Publication
Australian Capital Territory
Date Published
[1990]
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
This film is a record of two trips made by Hurley to the Torres Strait Islands and Papua in 1920/21 and 1922/23. This 1979 version has been prepared with intertitles based on a 1925 programme brochure, Hurley's diaries and his book Pearls and savages. It includes scenes of Island life in the Torres Strait and film of "peoples who still practise the...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Pearls and savages [videorecording] [direction and photography]Frank Hurley.
Variant title
Capt. Frank Hurley's Pearls and savages.
Captain Frank Hurley's Pearls and savages.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
Reel Australia.
"A collection of early Australian feature films" -Container label.
"Sponsored by Australian Council of Government Film Libraries & National Film & Sound Archive"
Original film title: Capt. Frank Hurley's Pearls and savages.
Silent film with intertitles and musical soundtrack.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
VB2804 , VB2807 , VB2806 , VB2805 , VB2803
Record Identifier
74Vv8PpzO3lM
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv8PpzO3lM
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991014093089702626
