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Sydney Opera House: Australian Colour Diary 28
Title:
Sydney Opera House: Australian Colour Diary 28
NFSA ID
1427
Year
1968
Made in 1968, this film reveals some of the challenges and controversies involved in the construction of the Sydney Opera House.
Get an up-close look at the details that make the Opera House such a marvel, including the base of the building (modelled on an Aztec temple), the Swedish-designed tiles, the sail-like roofs and the granite steps.
Featuring a score by Robert Young and Sven Libaek. Made by The Commonwealth Film Unit. Australian Colour Diary 28.
Notes by Beth Taylor
Directed by
James Fitzpatrick and Jim Dale
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.