Eureka Stockade
2012
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It is 1853. From all over the world, men flock to Australia to dig for gold. this gold-fever is weakening the economic life of the young colony, as men rush away from the farms, the factories, and the shipyards to take their claim on the barren, sun-steeped earth. The miners bitterly resent the fact that they are treated as intruders and are constantly harried by police. The diggers riot and then four of them join together to protect themselves with a Diggers' Reform League, but the struggle to gain their rights is to prove a long and bitter one...
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Author:
Watt, Harry, 1906-1987, directorRafferty, Chips, 1909-1971, actorFinch, Peter, 1916-1977, actorJackson, Gordon, 1923-1990, actor
Imprint:
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2012.©1949
Collation:
1 DVD-video (98 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Catalogued from container.Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID2684.Originally released as a motion picture in 1949."Blood and uprising on Australia's gold fields in 1854" -- Cover."DISCLAIMER: This film has been produced from remastered tapes and all efforts have been made to restore audio to original quality. Some small imperfections due to age still remain" -- Container.Starring Chips Rafferty, this film was produced by Ealing Studios and directed by Harry Watt, following their success with The Overlanders. The movie was the most expensive film made in Australia at that time, and was a critical and commercial disappointment.In English. No subtitles.
Credits:
Directed by Harry Watt.
Performers:
Cast: Chips Rafferty, Peter Finch, Gordon Jackson.
Audience:
Censorship classification : G.
System details:
DVD video, Dolby Digital mono, Region 4, PAL, full frame, 4:3 standard.
Dewey class:
DVD EUR
Language:
English
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BRN:
32116
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