Diggers

Australia, 1982

Film
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Episode of Series “Sentinel”.
Despite the advanced state of military technology it is still the “Digger” who determines the success or otherwise of the Australian Army. It is the infantry soldier who must find the enemy, capture his territory and fight him at close quarters.

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Credits

producer

Vincent Donovan

director

Don Scheldrup

production company

Australia. Dept. of Defence. Public Relations

Duration

00:18:35:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1982

Appears in

Sentinel

Group of items

Sentinel

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015387

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Soldiers - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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