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Prisoner fanzine 

1996
object

Prisoner packed a punch when it premiered in 1979. Set in the fictional suburb of Wentworth, the female-centred prison drama reverberated around the world, sp..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by image:

Prisoner theme 7-inch vinyl single

Australia, 1979
Similarity: 51%

Prisoner theme 7-inch vinyl single

Australia, 1979
Similarity: 44%

Prisoner theme 7-inch vinyl single

Australia, 1979
Similarity: 39%

Prisoner of St Petersburg

Australia, 1988
Similarity: 37%

The Miracle worker

United States, 1962
Similarity: 36%

She's a woman: a media portrait

Australia, 1984
Similarity: 36%

[The Sentimental bloke (1919) : publicity kit]

1919
Similarity: 34%

Women's Weekly February 1974 cover

Australia, 1974
Similarity: 34%

Magic lantern slide (Spanish woman)

Spain, c. 1890
Similarity: 33%

Coaxial cable and newspaper article

Similarity: 33%

Homicide small display case

Similarity: 33%

Martha

Germany (West), 1974
Similarity: 32%

[Channel 0/28 : publicity kit]

Similarity: 32%

Ginger cinema slide

United States, 1935
Similarity: 32%

Monster fish

Australia, 1992
Similarity: 32%

[Katrina in jail : publicity kit]

Similarity: 31%

Run nickel run: the making of a movie

Australia, 1971
Similarity: 31%

Murder in the Clouds cinema slide

United States, 1934
Similarity: 31%
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