A Place of compromise

Australia, 1976

Film
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A general introduction to the Australian seashore and its creatures. The place of compromise, is, in fact, that narrow skirt on every coastline where the lives of sea creatures are spent partly above and partly below the water line. The film uses normal and micro photography.

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Credits

producer

Don Murray

production company

Film Australia

director

Dietmar Fill

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012614

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Adaptation (Biology)

Animals & Wildlife → Marine biology

Animals & Wildlife → Marine biology - Australia

Animals & Wildlife → Marine ecology

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Coasts - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Coastal ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Marine ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Adaptation (Biology)

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Marine biology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Marine biology - Australia

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Marine ecology

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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