Whatever Happened to Green Valley?

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Whatever Happened to Green Valley?
Directed by Peter Weir
Written byPeter Weir
Produced by Anthony Buckley
Distributed byFilm Australia
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Whatever Happened to Green Valley? is a 1973 Australian documentary directed by Peter Weir. [1]

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References

  1. Coote, Alice (25 October 2012). "How Green was my valley – documentary's new take on life, 40 years on". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, Australia. Retrieved 21 July 2016.