Journey Out of Darkness
| Journey Out of Darkness | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | James Trainor |
| Written by | Howard E. Koch James Trainor |
| Produced by | Frank Brittain |
| Starring | Konrad Matthaei Ed Devereaux Kamahl |
| Cinematography | Andrew Fraser |
| Edited by | Bronwyn Fackerell James Trainor |
| Music by | Bob Young |
Production company | Australian-American Pictures |
| Distributed by | British Empire Films |
Release date | October 1967 |
Running time | 92 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Journey Out of Darkness is a 1967 Australian film.
Plot
In 1901, trooper Peterson is sent to the Australian outback to arrest an aboriginal man responsible for a ritual killing. He is accompanied by blacktracker Jubbal.
On the way back Jubbal is killed and Peterson and the prisoner for a relationship.
Cast
- Konrad Matthaei as Peterson
- Ed Devereaux as Jubbal
- Kamahl as prisoner
- Ron Morse as Sergeant Miller
- Marie Clark as Mrs Miller
- Betty Campbell as Jubbal's wife
- John Campbell as first child
- Don Campbell as second child
- Julie Williams as aboriginal girl
- Nukitjilpi as chief
- Roy Dadaynga as tribesman
- the Arnhem Land Dancers from the Yirrkala Mission
Production
Director James Trainor had worked at the Commonwealth Film Unit and worked in the USA as a documentary director. He wrote the script with his father-in-law, noted Hollywood screenwriter Howard E. Koch.[1] Konrad Matthaei agreed to help finance the movie if he was allowed to play the lead role.[2]
Kamahl a popular singer from Sri Lanka who had emigrated to Australia was cast in a lead role.[3]
Filming began in January 1967 and took place in outback Australian and at the studios of Supreme Sound. Location filming took six weeks.[4]
Release
The film had its world premiere in Canberra at a screening that was attended by the Governor General Lord Casey and the Prime Minister Harold Holt (it was one of the last functions attended by Holt prior to his drowning[5]). However its commercial response was disappointing.[1]
References
- ^ a b Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 239-240.
- ^ Richard Kuipers, Journey Out of Darkness at Australian Screen Online
- ^ "THEY MARRIED IN AUSTRALIA". The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982). 1933 - 1982: National Library of Australia. 11 October 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "ANGRY FANS PROTEST ABOUT "THE PLANE MAKERS"". The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982). 1933 - 1982: National Library of Australia. 15 March 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p5
External links
- Journey Out of Darkness at Creative Spirits
- Journey Out of Darkness at Australian Screen Online
- Journey Out of Darkness at IMDB
- Journey Out of Darkness at Oz Movies
- Journey Out of Darkness at National Film and Sound Archive