Wilfred Burchett is Australia’s most controversial journalist. He has always been first on the spot, first with a good story, from Hiroshima to Hanoi. But his activities attracted the disfavour of the Australian Government and he was exiled from his own country for 17 years. Rated: G
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008828
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Burchett, Wilfred
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Journalism
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)