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Crocodile Dundee remains the most commercially successful Australian film ever made, with Paul Hogan’s iconic Mick Dundee at the heart of the film.
It opened in Australian cinemas on 24 April 1986...
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David Gulpilil does an amazingly life-like kookaburra call and then tells a story about the kookaburra in this excerpt from an oral history from 1978.
Gulpilil is famous for his acting and dancing....
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En route to crocodile country, reporter Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski) asks Mick Dundee (Paul Hogan) about his age and background. Mick’s business partner Wally (John Meillon) tries to embroider the...
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Shorty McGee (Harry Abdy) has punished his prize attraction, Chut the boxing kangaroo, by denying him water for two days. In the ring, Chut’s thirst and his hatred for the whip-wielding McGee boil...
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At a bush camp, Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski) is at first spooked by the quiet arrival of an Aboriginal man in face paint. Mick (Paul Hogan) introduces Neville (David Gulpilil), a 'real city-boy’,...
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The hustle and bustle of town life are quickly left behind anywhere in Australia. This film shows the national parks which provide sanctuaries for many of the native birds and animals and which are...
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Three dances of traditional Aboriginal dance performed by David Gulpilil. Made by Film Australia in 1978. Directed by David Roberts. The Emu and The Kangaroo are solo performances, while the third...
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This documentary – a partly-dramatised look at Tasmania’s animals and birds – is a good example of innovative documentary making in the early 1960s. Summary by Damien Parer.
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The reef’s vibrant and abundant marine life is shown including coral, fish, seahorses and a stingray. Tourists walk amongst the rock pools in the shallows. Summary by Poppy de Souza.
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Away from the bustle of the city and the strain of everyday life, the islands of the Great Barrier Reef offer a place for relaxation. In the bushland, birds fill the trees. Closer to shore,...