88 down under

A promotional film for the Bicentenary celebrations which sets out to show the diversity of Australia, its history, wealth, cities, tourist attractions and above all its people and their achievements. Narrated in the style of the Paul Hogan tourist commercials.

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Credits

director

Karl McPhee

producer

Paul Humfress

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:18:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302867

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → National characteristics, Australian

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → National characteristics, Australian

History → Australian Bicentenary, 1988

Places → Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1988

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