The Great Camel Race

Australia, 1988

Film
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The Great Camel Race, the longest animal endurance ever - from Alice Springs to the Gold Coast - is a rare example of the outback documentary that has a real story to tell. A story in which we can cheer the heroes and choose our villains!

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Credits

director

Bill Leimbach

producer/director

Richard Dennison

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Orana Films

Duration

01:46:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302310

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Camels - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Description and travel

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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