The Land That Waited

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The Land That Waited
Directed by Gil Brealey
Written by Max Harris
Produced byAlan Morris
Narrated by Nigel Lovell
Music by John Antill
Production
company
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
Running time
52 min
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The Land That Waited is a 1963 Australian documentary film telling the story of early white settlement of Australia. [1] [2] It starts with the arrival of Governor Phillip and looks at the creation of a settlement at Botany Bay. [3] It then follows the next generation further out into Australia's vast land. [4] It tells it story through the use of contemporary etchings, paintings and drawings. [5] A book of the same title which was drawn from the film was released in 1968, written by the film's script writer Max Harris along with Alison Forbes. [6] The film won the 1963 Australian Film Institute award for Best Documentary. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Lovell, N. (Nigel); Morris, Allan; Antill, John, 1904-1986; Saunders, Don; Brealey, Gil; Steller, W; Poreous, Kip; Constable, W; Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1980), The land that waited, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 19 May 2023{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Australia Day Weekend Programs", The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 January 1963
  3. ↑ "Australia's early years", The Canberra Times, 29 January 1968, retrieved 16 May 2023
  4. ↑ "Australia 'Waited' For Australians", The Age, 17 January 1963
  5. ↑ Bell, Janet. "The Land That Waited (1963)". National Film and Sound Archive.
  6. ↑ Fitzhardinge, L. F. (9 March 1968), "The new land", The Canberra Times, retrieved 16 May 2023
  7. ↑ "Winners & Nominees".
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