Sweat of the sun, tears of the moon | Clive Fleury | 1985 | ACMI collection

In 1984, writer and presenter, Jack Pizzey, visited eight South American countries to assess the current political and social climate and the extent of the legacy left by Spanish and Portuguese invaders who came in search of gold (Sweat of the sun), silver (tears of the moon) and Indian souls.

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Collection

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Credits

producer/director

Clive Fleury

Geoffrey Barnes

production company

ABC

Duration

00:58:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

S01104

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South America

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → History

Places → South America

Television

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

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