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
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]

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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".