People out of time

United Kingdom, 1968

Film
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Episode of Series “The World about us”.
A study of the Bindubi tribe, Australian First Nations people who have mastered their arid, inhospitable environment in the Great Sandy Desert by using every resource to the maximum point of refinement. Filmed on Professor Donald Thompson’s 1963 expedition. Narrated by Leo McKern, filmed by David Corke and Len McLarty, written and presented by Eric Davidson.

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Credits

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:40:42:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1968

Appears in

The World about us

Group of items

The World about us

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013829

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Western Australia

Aboriginal Australia → Bindubi (Australian people)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Bindubi (Australian people)

Documentary

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Hunting and gathering societies

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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