The Reef

This exhilarating documentary presents Australia’s Great Barrier Reef from an historical perspective, with breathtaking photography of all its wonders. Introduced by the Duke of Edinburgh.

Credits

producer/director

John Heyer

Duration

00:58:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017335

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → History

Places → Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

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

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Australia, 1980

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