Australian film about the Burke and Wills expedition. It was directed by William Sterling and written and produced by John Sherman.
Cast
* Edward Brayshaw as Wills
* Peter Carver as Burke
* Syd Conabere as King
* David Mitchell as Gray
Production
John Sherman originally submitted the script to the ABC who rejected it.
In 1961 filming began with a cast of four and a crew including Sterling
and cameraman Gerry Vandenberg. Filming took place near Alice Springs.
They had $12,000 in funds. The plan was to film it on 16 mm and blow it
up to 35mm. Associate producer - Jack Russell.
Filming was difficult - there was trouble with the camera,
colour stock and sound track.
The filmmakers did not have enough money to complete the feature film so it was recut as a documentary.
Crew. Associate producer - Jack Russell. Continuity - Nancy Yeates. Production assistant - Nevil Thurgood.
In
1966, when John Sherman died, Colin Bennett claimed he had seen three
different versions and said the best was a 30 minute documentary
version. However at that stage the film had not yet been released.
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NAA Melb prod
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NAA Paul O'Loughlin
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