Mystery island

This adventure story involves a smuggling racket, a mysterious character and a ship wreck on a desert island - all set in the beautiful Northern Queensland reef islands! Two children visit their cousins who live on one of the islands and left to their own devices, the children get caught up in an intriguing series of events.

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Credits

producer/director

Gene Scott

production company

Andromeda Productions

Duration

01:15:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017471

Language

English

Subject categories

Childrens Films

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Smuggling

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1980