The Back of beyond [videorecording].
The Back of beyond [videorecording].
About this item
Full title
Publisher
Australia : Shell Film Unit [production company], [1954].
Date
[1954].
Call Numbers
VB845
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
1 videocassette (VHS) (62 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.
Contents
Director, John Heyer ; photography, Ross Wood ; script, John Heyer, Janet Heyer, Roland Robinson ; sound, Mervyn Murphy, John Heath.
Publication information
Publisher
Australia : Shell Film Unit [production company], [1954].
Performers
Tom Kruse, William Henry Butler.
Narrators: John Heyer, Douglas Stewart.
Place of Publication
Queensland
Date Published
[1954].
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Adaptation to the harshness of the environment is the theme of this journey with the mailman Tom Kruse along the Birdsville Track. The form of the film is itself an adaptation from the British documentary tradition of narration. The single voice of authority is delegated to a series of storytellers who the filmmaker saw as representative voices of...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The Back of beyond [videorecording].
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
VB845
Record Identifier
74VvJMaE4eAl
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvJMaE4eAl
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991008065759702626
