Kokoda Front Line! was a full-length edition of the Australian newsreel, Cinesound Review, produced by the Australian News & Information Bureau and Cinesound Productions Limited in 1942, about the Kokoda Track campaign. It was one of four winners of the 15th Academy Awards for best documentary, and the first Australian film to win an Oscar. It was filmed by the Australian war photographer Damien Parer and directed by Ken G. Hall.
| Kokoda Front Line! | |
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 Damien Parer and Papuan Assistant filming Kokoda Front Line, 1942, from album of prints held by State Library of New South Wales[1] | |
| Directed by | Ken G. Hall |
| Cinematography | Damien Parer |
| Edited by | Terry Banks |
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Running time | 9 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Damien Parer is often cited as one of Australia's early Academy Award winners, however the award was made to the director, Ken G. Hall.[2][3]
Much of Parer's footage was used in a documentary made by a rival company, Movietone, The Road to Kokoda.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ PXA 25 archival.sl.nsw.gov.au
- ^ De Souza, P. "Kokoda Front Line! (1942)". australianscreen (National Film and Sound Archive Australia). Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ Taylor, B. "Australias First Oscar". National Film and Sound Archive Australia. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
External links
edit- Kokoda Front Line! on Youtube
- Kokoda Front Line! at IMDb
- Kokoda Front Line at Oz Movies
- The short film Kokoda Front Line! is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
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