The Cattle King (film)

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The Cattle King
Directed byBill Bennett
Written byBill Bennett
Produced byBill Bennett
Starring Martin Vaughan
CinematographyPeter Levy
Production
companies
Bill Bennett Production
Dick Smith Adventure Pty Ltd
Release date
  • 1983 (1983)
Running time
49 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The Cattle King is a 1983 Australian film directed by Bill Bennett. It was a dramatised documentary about Sir Sidney Kidman. [1] [2]

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The film was financed in part by Dick Smith and proceeds went to the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame. [3]

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References

  1. "Bill Bennett". Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. 11 April 1996.
  2. "Light-hearted look at polar continent". The Canberra Times . Vol. 62, no. 19, 312. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 August 1988. p. 22. Retrieved 2 January 2025 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Tribute to a 'king'". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 June 1983. p. 130.