Touch the Sun : Devil's Hill (Captioned)

Episode of Series ‘Touch the Sun’.
Badge, a young boy, lives with his parents on a struggling farm in the Tasmanian bush. When Badge’s city cousins come to stay he finds their brash opinions unsettling. Following a violent storm the farm’s viability is threatened by the death of one cow and the escape of another. The children’s quest to recapture the cow leads them to the mysterious crag, Devil’s Hill. In conquering the perils of the mountain the children set aside their bickering and discover the value of co-operation. Rated: G

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Credits

co-producer

Jill Robb

production company

Australian Children's Television Foundation

director

Esben Storm

Duration

01:36:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1988

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Group of items

Touch the Sun Series

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300711

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Adaptations

Childrens Films

Closed captioning

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia

Television → Television series

Television → Television series → Television series - Australia

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Captioned

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1988

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