The Back of beyond [motion picture]
The Back of beyond [motion picture]
About this item
Full title
Publisher
Australia : Shell Film Unit [production company], 1954.
Date
1954.
Call Numbers
C531
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
2 film reels (66 min.) : sd., b&w ; 16 mm.
Contents
Director, producer, editor, John Heyer ; photography, Ross Wood ; sound, Mervyn Murphy, John Heath ; music, Sydney John Kay ; script, John Heyer, Janet Heyer, Roland Robinson.
Publication information
Publisher
Australia : Shell Film Unit [production company], 1954.
Performers
Tom Kruse, William Henry Butler.
Narrators: John Heyer, Douglas Stewart.
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 [motion picture]
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
C531
Record Identifier
74VvkBrevjvO
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvkBrevjvO
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991014023749702626
