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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Colonial
• Sale Date:
  26 May 2019 ~ 12noon (AEST)
• Lot #:
  568
• Lot Description:
  MOVIE POSTER: THE OVERLANDERS, 1946 Colour lithograph
  initialled “F.T.” in image lower right, 77 x 35cm. Linen-backed. Text reads “A dramatic epic that echoes the heart beats of Australia’s greatness!” Written and directed in Australia by Harry Watt.... Printed by W.E. Smith Ltd., Sydney.”
• Notes:
  The film came about because the Australian Government was concerned that Australia’s contribution to the war effort was not being sufficiently recognised. It contacted Britain’s Ministry of Information, who in turn spoke with Michael Balcon at Ealing Studios, who was enthusiastic about the idea of making a film in Australia. He sent Harry Watt to Australia to find a subject. Watt travelled the country as an official war correspondent and guest of the Australian Government. He spent eighteen months in Australia making the film. Watt decided to exploit the Australian landscape by making a film set entirely outdoors. When visiting a government office in Canberra to advise on making documentaries, he heard about an incident in 1942 when 100,000 cattle were driven 2,000 miles in the Northern Territory to escape a feared Japanese invasion. This became the basis of the story depicted in the film starring Chips Rafferty.
• Estimate:
  A$800 - 1,000
• Realised Price:
  *****
  

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• Category:
  Collectables

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