The Whole man

Training at the Royal South Sydney Hospital Rehabilitation Centre: tells the story of a coal miner, Vic McGee, who loses both feet in an accident. He and others are taught special exercises not only to maintain physical fitness, but also to build morale.

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Credits

producer

Geoffrey Collings

Dahl Collings

production company

Collings Productions

director

John Gray

Duration

00:15:12:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011938

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physically handicapped - Rehabilitation

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Rehabilitation centers

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Wounds and injuries - Treatment

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1965

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