Back to the Back of Beyond

Summary Film-maker John Heyer recounts to fellow film-maker Pat Jackson his film career, especially his award-winning film from 1954, the Australian classic Back of Beyond. At the same time as the two friends are in conversation the "original" Tom Kruse, outback mailman and the subject of Heyer's film, is retracing his journey of over 40 years before across the inland desert of Australia to bring the mail to the isolated people along the 325 mile stock-route from Queensland to South Australia. Heyer's importance to Austraian cinema is acknowledged and we get to see him as a person away from the camera too as he chats and travels across Europe with his friend. View more details

Back to the Back of Beyond

Directed : Robert Francis

Written : John Izzard

Stars : John Heyer Tom Kruse Pat Jackson William Henry Butler

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Genres : Adventure History Biography Documentary

Release date : Jan 2, 1997

Countries of origin : Australia

Official sites : Kanopy Streaming Umbrella Entertainment 2

Language : English

Filming locations : South Australia, Australia

Production companies : Total Film and Television Total Perception

Summary Film-maker John Heyer recounts to fellow film-maker Pat Jackson his film career, especially his award-winning film from 1954, the Australian classic Back of Beyond. At the same time as the two friends are in conversation the "original" Tom Kruse, outback mailman and the subject of Heyer's film, is retracing his journey of over 40 years before across the inland desert of Australia to bring the mail to the isolated people along the 325 mile stock-route from Queensland to South Australia. Heyer's importance to Austraian cinema is acknowledged and we get to see him as a person away from the camera too as he chats and travels across Europe with his friend. View more details

Details

Genres : Adventure History Biography Documentary

Release date : Jan 2, 1997

Countries of origin : Australia

Official sites : Kanopy Streaming Umbrella Entertainment 2

Language : English

Filming locations : South Australia, Australia

Production companies : Total Film and Television Total Perception

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