The Back of Beyond

The Back of Beyond (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Venice Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
62 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Short Film
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1954 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
John Heyer

Written By:
Roland Robinson
John Heyer

Actors:
Tom Kruse ..... Narrator
William Henry Butler ..... Narrator
Jack the Dogger ..... Narrator
Old Joe the Rainmaker
The Oldfields of Etadinna
Bejah
Malcolm Arkaringa
Vallis Barlow
Georgina Barlow
Douglas Stewart
John Heyer
Helen Barlow
Kevin Brennan

Synopsis:

John Heyer's 1954 classic film following an outback Mailman along the Birdsville Track. The development of inland Australia largely depends on, the men who keep open the supply lines and communications - the outback mailmen. In an area larger than Europe, beyond the last roads and railways, their tracks make the map of the inland, become the roads of tomorrow and mark the growth of the nation. Across the centre of Australia ran an ancient 300-mile track that was used by Aboriginal people trading between north and south. Commonly known as the Birdsville Track, joining Marree in South Australia to Birdsville in Queensland, it was the main thoroughfare for Tom Kruse to deliver mail and supplies to outlying cattle stations. The Bock of Beyond follows his remarkable journey and celebrates the characters that define outback Australia.

This 1954 classic follows an outback mailman as he travels along the Birdsville Track.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 26 May, 2016.