Ringing True

Australia, 1981

Film
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A dramatized film which takes a light-hearted look at one hundred years of the telephone in Australia.

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Credits

director

Karl McPhee

producer

Peter Thompson

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:24:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014433

Language

English

Subject categories

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Telecommunication

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Telecommunication - Australia

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Telecommunication systems - History

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Telephone

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Telephone - History

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Historical films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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