Every Inch of the Way

At the end of World War II, 14,000 Australians were released from Japanese POW camps in Asia. 8,000 of their comrades had died in the same camps and many of the survivors released were virtual walking skeletons. In this program, survivors of the camps (including Nurse Vivian Bullwinkel) describe their experiences during the war and the effect it has had on their lives and their families. Even now, decades later, they still fight the memories of the brutality, starvation, disease and trauma to which they were subjected.

Credits

production company

Film Australia

producer

Susan Lambert

director

Aviva Ziegler

Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1990

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302736

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Bullwinkel, Vivian

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Prisoners of war - Australia

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Asia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → History

People → Bullwinkel, Vivian

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1990

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