Five finger discount

Australia, 1978

Deals with various types of petty crime such as pilfering by employees, shoplifting and stealing. Suitable for upper primary and lower secondary levels.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

director

Joan Dick

producer

Milton Ingerson

production company

South Australian Film Corporation

Duration

00:08:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1978

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012777

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Employee theft

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Crime

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Crime prevention

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Employee theft

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Shoplifting

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Stealing

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

U-Matic (low band); Access Print (Section 1)

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