Van Diemen's Land
2009
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The true story of Australia's most notorious convict, Alexander Pearce and his infamous escape into the beautiful yet brutal Tasmanian wilderness. A point of no return for convicts banished from their homeland, Van Diemen's Land was a feared and dreaded penal settlement at the end of the earth. The entrance to its remote station of secondary punishment, Macquarie Harbour, was named 'Hell's Gates' by its prisoners as a reference to the gates of hell in Dante's 'Inferno' - "Abandon all hope ye who enter here" - was plastered at the Harbour's mouth as a warning to all souls sent there. In 1822, eight convicts escaped Macquarie Harbour in a fateful bid for freedom. This band of Irish, English and Scottish thieves were immediately hurled into chaos as their plan failed and they were thrust into the heart of a harsh and foreboding landscape. With little food or equipment, in a place these immigrants knew little about, they battled a merciless enemy - the unforgiving, barren land - a land where God wields an axe.
Main title:
Author:
Auf der Heide, Jonathan, director, screenwriterRedding, Oscar, actorAngel, Arthur, actorAshcroft, Paul, actorMadman Entertainment
Imprint:
Australia : Noise & Light, ©2009.Collingwood, Victoria : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, ©2009.
Collation:
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 104 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
Notes:
"MMA8005".Special features: Audio commentary with director and co-writer Jonathan auf der Heide, co-writer and lead actor Oscar Redding and cinematographer Ellery Ryan, A journey up river: making Van Diemen's Land, three additional featurettes: The battle of the beards, Subtleties of the slate, and From Bailbo to Van Diemen's Land, Theatrical teaser and trailer, Original Storyboards, ATOM study guide.Originally released Noise & Light Pty. Ltd., 2009.In English. English captions for the hearing impaired (feature only)
Credits:
Directed by Jonathan auf der Heide ; written by Jonathan auf der Heide and Oscar Redding.
Performers:
Cast: Oscar Redding, Arthur Angel, Paul Ashcroft.
Audience:
Censorship classification : MA 15+ ; for strong violence and coarse language.
System details:
PAL ; Region 4.
Dewey class:
791.4372
Language:
Multiple languagesEnglishGalician - DISCONTINUED
Subject:
Pearce, Alexander, ca. 1790-1824 -- DramaConvicts -- 19th century -- FilmsFeature filmsMotion pictures, AustralianCannibalism -- 19th century -- FilmsFeature films -- AustraliaConvicts -- Tasmania -- Macquarie Harbour (Tas.) -- 19th century -- DramaPrisoners -- Tasmania -- Macquarie Harbour (Tas.) -- 19th century -- DramaEscapes -- Tasmania -- Macquarie Harbour (Tas.) -- 19th century -- DramaCannibalism -- Tasmania -- 19th century -- DramaVideo recordings for the hearing impaired
BRN:
369160
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | DVD | 791.4372 VAN | Censorship classification : MA 15+Available |