The Fifth facade

Australia, 1973

Film
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Records the construction and the official opening of the Sydney Opera House. Joern Utzon, the Danish architect provides the commentary and says: “One could not design a building for such an exposed position without paying attention to the roof, one must have a fifth facade”. Exterior sequences of the Opera House are blended with scenes of rehearsals.

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Credits

director

Donald Crombie

producer

Anthony Buckley

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:29:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

003629

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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