| Description |
2 videodiscs (DVD) (107 min.) : sound, black and white (with colour tinting) ; 12 cm + book, script booklet, flip book |
| Summary |
An adaptation of C.J. Dennis' narrative of life in inner Sydney in the early years of the Twentieth Century, centering on the romance and marriage of the Bloke and Doreen |
| Notes |
Original film was silent with intertitles. For the DVD release, accompanying music has been added |
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Based on the poem, The Songs of a sentimental bloke by C.J. Dennis |
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Special features include an optional audio commentary on the film on Disc 1, on Disc 2 are included an interview with director Raymond Longford, an interview with musician Jen Anderson and a gallery |
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Accompanying book includes essays on the film and Raymond Longford, a filmography and a translation table for the vernacular of the film's intertitles |
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Restored by the National Film & Sound Archive |
| Credits |
Producer, director, script, Raymond Longford; photographer, Arthur Higgins |
| Performer |
Arthur Tauchert, Lottie Lyell, Gilbert Emery |
| Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture Australia : Southern Cross Feature Film Co., 1919 |
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Region 4 ; PAL |
| Subject |
Feature films -- Australia.
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Silent films -- Australia.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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| Author |
Tauchert, Arthur
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Lyell, Lottie, 1890-1925.
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Emery, Gilbert, 1875-1945.
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Longford, Raymond, 1878-1959.
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Carroll, E. J. (Edward James), 1918-
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Dennis, C. J. (Clarence James), 1876-1938.
Songs of a sentimental bloke.
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Higgins, Arthur
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National Film and Sound Archive (Australia)
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Southern Cross Feature Film Co
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