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  • TV Episode | 67 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Century of Cinema

40,000 years of dreaming (Season 1, Episode 15)
TV Episode | 67 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Australian born film maker George (Mad Max) Miller offers a personal view of Australian films. He suggests that they can be regarded as visual music, public dreaming, mythology, and song-lines. In extrapolating the idea of movies as ...See moreAustralian born film maker George (Mad Max) Miller offers a personal view of Australian films. He suggests that they can be regarded as visual music, public dreaming, mythology, and song-lines. In extrapolating the idea of movies as song-lines he examines feature films under the following categories : songs of the land ; the bushman ; the convicts ; the bush-rangers ; mates and larrikins ; the digger ; pommy bashing ; the sheilas ; gays ; the wogs ; blackfellas ; urban subversion. He then concludes that these films can be thought of as "Hymns that sing of Australia". Written by Simon Hart See less
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Director
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George Miller (written by)
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Status
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Updated Nov 21, 1996

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Nov 21, 1996 (United States)

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Harvey Adams
Jarms (archive footage) Jarms (archive footage)   See fewer
Elizabeth Alexander
Petra Graf (archive footage) Petra Graf (archive footage)   See fewer
Dorothy Alison
Rose O'Riordan (archive footage) Rose O'Riordan (archive footage)   See fewer
Jack Allen
Fat Man in Bar (archive footage) Fat Man in Bar (archive footage)   See fewer
Ronnie Ansell
Ronnie (archive footage) Ronnie (archive footage)   See fewer
Bert Bailey
Dad Rudd (archive footage) Dad Rudd (archive footage)   See fewer
Vincent Ball
Col. Ian 'Johnny' Hamilton (archive footage) Col. Ian 'Johnny' Hamilton (archive footage)   See fewer
Ray Barrett
Farrell (archive footage) Farrell (archive footage)   See fewer
Franklyn Bennett
James Morrison (archive footage) James Morrison (archive footage)   See fewer
Clive Bennington
English Officer 1 (archive footage) English Officer 1 (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Bertram
Curly (archive footage) Curly (archive footage)   See fewer
Graeme Blundell
Westy (archive footage) Westy (archive footage)   See fewer
Gary Bond
John Grant (archive footage) John Grant (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Bradley
Jim McBride (archive footage) Jim McBride (archive footage)   See fewer
Bryan Brown
Lt. Peter Handcock (archive footage) Lt. Peter Handcock (archive footage)   See fewer
Betty Bryant
Juliet Rouget (archive footage) Juliet Rouget (archive footage)   See fewer
Miles Buchanan
David Joy (archive footage) David Joy (archive footage)   See fewer
Simon Burke
Tom Allen (archive footage) Tom Allen (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Burlinson
Jim Craig (archive footage) Jim Craig (archive footage)   See fewer
Annie Byron
Rhonda's Mother (archive footage) Rhonda's Mother (archive footage)   See fewer
Daphne Campbell
Mary Parsons (archive footage) Mary Parsons (archive footage)   See fewer
Joseph Campbell
Self - Mythologist (archive footage) Self - Mythologist (archive footage)   See fewer
Zoe Carides
Sophie Papafogos (archive footage) Sophie Papafogos (archive footage)   See fewer
Loene Carmen
Freya Olson (archive footage) Freya Olson (archive footage)   See fewer
Alan Cassell
Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener (archive footage) Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener (archive footage)   See fewer
Walter Chiari
Nino Culotta (archive footage) Nino Culotta (archive footage)   See fewer
John Clarke
Dave (archive footage) Dave (archive footage)   See fewer
Ruth Cracknell
Mrs. Heather Newby (archive footage) Mrs. Heather Newby (archive footage)   See fewer
Barry Crocker
Barry McKenzie (archive footage) Barry McKenzie (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Cummins
Sculptor (archive footage) Sculptor (archive footage)   See fewer
Claude Dampier
Algernon Allison (archive footage) Algernon Allison (archive footage)   See fewer
Margaret Dare
Marion Hastings (archive footage) Marion Hastings (archive footage)   See fewer
Jon Darling
Gordon (archive footage) Gordon (archive footage)   See fewer
Lindy Davies
Judith (archive footage) Judith (archive footage)   See fewer
Arthur Dignam
Brother Francine (archive footage) Brother Francine (archive footage)   See fewer
Margaret Dingle
Little Jedda (archive footage) Little Jedda (archive footage)   See fewer
Gosia Dobrowolska
Nina (archive footage) Nina (archive footage)   See fewer
Steve Dodd
Aborigine / Tabidgi (archive footage) Aborigine / Tabidgi (archive footage)   See fewer
Suzi Dougherty
Savita (archive footage) Savita (archive footage)   See fewer
Graham Dow
General Gardner (archive footage) General Gardner (archive footage)   See fewer
Sakis Dragonas
Mr. Papafagos (archive footage) Mr. Papafagos (archive footage)   See fewer
Nellie Ferguson
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Peter Finch
Macauley (archive footage) Macauley (archive footage)   See fewer
George Fisher
Rufus Dawes (archive footage) Rufus Dawes (archive footage)   See fewer
Charlotte Francis
Alma Lee (archive footage) Alma Lee (archive footage)   See fewer
Colin Friels
Malcolm Hughes (archive footage) Malcolm Hughes (archive footage)   See fewer
Wendy Gibb
Cathy McAllister (archive footage) Cathy McAllister (archive footage)   See fewer
Vivean Gray
Miss Greta McCraw (archive footage) Miss Greta McCraw (archive footage)   See fewer
Stan Green
Sgt. Major (archive footage) Sgt. Major (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Grubb
Frank Hawdon (archive footage) Frank Hawdon (archive footage)   See fewer
David Gulpilil
Black Boy (archive footage) Black Boy (archive footage)   See fewer
Roz Hammond
Cheryl (archive footage) Cheryl (archive footage)   See fewer
John Hargreaves
Frank Baker / Bung (archive footage) Frank Baker / Bung (archive footage)   See fewer
John Nugent Hayward
Bill Parsons (archive footage) Bill Parsons (archive footage)   See fewer
Chris Haywood
Chris Hewitt (archive footage) Chris Hewitt (archive footage)   See fewer
Noel Hodda
Estonian Man (archive footage) Estonian Man (archive footage)   See fewer
Giles Holland-Martin
English Officer 2 (archive footage) English Officer 2 (archive footage)   See fewer
Nicholas Hope
Bubby (archive footage) Bubby (archive footage)   See fewer
Joy Hruby
Mrs. Sweeney (archive footage) Mrs. Sweeney (archive footage)   See fewer
Barry Humphries
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Bill Hunter
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Mick Jagger
Ned Kelly (archive footage) Ned Kelly (archive footage)   See fewer
Belinda Jarrett
Janine (archive footage) Janine (archive footage)   See fewer
Victor Jory
Dick Drake (archive footage) Dick Drake (archive footage)   See fewer
Ivar Kants
Julian (archive footage) Julian (archive footage)   See fewer
Alec Kellaway
Entwistle (archive footage) Entwistle (archive footage)   See fewer
Cecil Kellaway
Hubert Blaydon (archive footage) Hubert Blaydon (archive footage)   See fewer
Graham Kennedy
Harry (archive footage) Harry (archive footage)   See fewer
Dene Kermond
Malcolm Heslop (archive footage) Malcolm Heslop (archive footage)   See fewer
Pauline Kruse
Sally - Girl lost in desert (archive footage) Sally - Girl lost in desert (archive footage)   See fewer
Rosalie Kunoth-Monks
Jedda (archive footage) Jedda (archive footage)   See fewer
Jude Kuring
Grace (archive footage) Grace (archive footage)   See fewer
Sophie Lee
Tania Degano (archive footage) Tania Degano (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Leighton
The Hon. Hurbert Montmorency / Tommy Dawson (archive footage) The Hon. Hurbert Montmorency / Tommy Dawson (archive footage)   See fewer
Geneviève Lemon
Dawn 'Sweetie' (archive footage) Dawn 'Sweetie' (archive footage)   See fewer
Tommy Lewis
Jimmie Blacksmith (archive footage) Jimmie Blacksmith (archive footage)   See fewer
Katie Lilley
Vera Newby (archive footage) Vera Newby (archive footage)   See fewer
Rose Lilley
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Helenka Link
Jane (archive footage) Jane (archive footage)   See fewer
Margo Lloyd
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John Longden
Bill Peel / Dean Cyril Maitland (archive footage) Bill Peel / Dean Cyril Maitland (archive footage)   See fewer
Lottie Lyell
Doreen (archive footage) Doreen (archive footage)   See fewer
Grant Lyndsay
Wayne Ridgeway (archive footage) Wayne Ridgeway (archive footage)   See fewer
Susan Lyons
Ellen Bell (archive footage) Ellen Bell (archive footage)   See fewer
Mary Maguire
Biddy O'Shea (archive footage) Biddy O'Shea (archive footage)   See fewer
Chico Marx
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
George Miller
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Frank Mills
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Anna Maria Monticelli
Anna (archive footage) Anna (archive footage)   See fewer
John Moore
Doug Dooligan (archive footage) Doug Dooligan (archive footage)   See fewer
John Morris
Col. Robinson (archive footage) Col. Robinson (archive footage)   See fewer
Helen Morse
Caddie Marsh (archive footage) Caddie Marsh (archive footage)   See fewer
Russell Newman
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David Ngoombujarra
Pretty Boy' Floyd (archive footage) Pretty Boy' Floyd (archive footage)   See fewer
Vy Nguyen
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Tal Ordell
Joe Hayseed (archive footage) Joe Hayseed (archive footage)   See fewer
Damien Parer
Self - War photographer (archive footage) Self - War photographer (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Pate
Shane O'Riordan (archive footage) Shane O'Riordan (archive footage)   See fewer
Donald Pleasence
Doc Tydon (archive footage) Doc Tydon (archive footage)   See fewer
John Polson
Greg (archive footage) Greg (archive footage)   See fewer
Kenneth Radley
Frank (archive footage) (as Ken Radley) Frank (archive footage) (as Ken Radley)   See fewer
Chips Rafferty
Jim / Harry Kelly (archive footage) Jim / Harry Kelly (archive footage)   See fewer
Molly Raynor
Pansy Ragen (archive footage) Pansy Ragen (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Reynall
Joe (archive footage) Joe (archive footage)   See fewer
Ann Richards
Patricia Blaydon (archive footage) Patricia Blaydon (archive footage)   See fewer
Luc Roeg
White Boy (archive footage) White Boy (archive footage)   See fewer
Christine Schuler
Edith Horton (archive footage) Edith Horton (archive footage)   See fewer
Thelma Scott
Jane O'Riordan (archive footage) Jane O'Riordan (archive footage)   See fewer
Doug Scroope
Male Drinker (archive footage) Male Drinker (archive footage)   See fewer
Betty Suttor
Sarah McMann (archive footage) Sarah McMann (archive footage)   See fewer
Arthur Tauchert
Bill the Bloke (archive footage) Bill the Bloke (archive footage)   See fewer
Jack Thompson
Dick / Harry Mitchell (archive footage) Dick / Harry Mitchell (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Tudawali
Marbuck (archive footage) Marbuck (archive footage)   See fewer
Helen Twelvetrees
Joan (archive footage) Joan (archive footage)   See fewer
Joe Valli
'Happy' Morgan (archive footage) 'Happy' Morgan (archive footage)   See fewer
Antonio Vargas
Rico (archive footage) Rico (archive footage)   See fewer
George Wallace
Joe Blake (archive footage) Joe Blake (archive footage)   See fewer
Ken Wayne
Barney O'Riordan (archive footage) Barney O'Riordan (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Whittle
Joe (archive footage) Joe (archive footage)   See fewer
Dana Wilson
Buster (archive footage) Buster (archive footage)   See fewer
Edward Woodward
Lt. Harry Harbord 'Breaker' Morant (archive footage) Lt. Harry Harbord 'Breaker' Morant (archive footage)   See fewer
Constance Worth
Joan Enderby (archive footage) Joan Enderby (archive footage)   See fewer
Dan Wyllie
Perry Heslop (archive footage) Perry Heslop (archive footage)   See fewer
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