The Drip

Australia, 1996

Film

No matter what the doting Helmut does, his wife Gertrude is never satisfied. But things are about to change. When an ever-increasing drip starts falling from the sky onto Gertrude’s head, it’s Helmut to the rescue!

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

22 April 2019

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Credits

producer/director

Nick Tantaro

production company

AFTRS

writer

Nick Tantaro

Duration

00:07:14:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1996

Appears in

Group of items

AFTRS top 100 films. Compile 13

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1006919

Language

No spoken word

Audience classification

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

MPEG-2 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

Digital Betacam; Master

Digital Betacam; Sub-master

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

Collected

2 times

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