A Puppet pudding

Australia, 1981

Film
A still image from A Puppet pudding

An introduction to the world of Norman Lindsay’s classic Australian children’s story “The Magic Pudding”, using puppets from the Marionette Theatre of Australia’s stage production. Explores the background to the writing of the story and looks behind the scenes of Australia’s national puppet theatre. Concludes with characters on stage at the Sydney Opera House. Presenter: Richard Bradshaw.

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Credits

director

David Perry

producer

Michael Creighton

production company

Marionette Theatre of Australia

Tasmanian Film Corporation

Duration

00:24:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015000

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

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

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

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