Return Journey
Return Journey is an Australian film about the Burke and Wills expedition. It was directed by William Sterling and produced by John Sherman.[1]
In 1961 filming began with a cast of four and a crew including Sterling and cameraman Gerry Vandenberg. Filming took place near Alice Springs.[2] They had $12,000 in funds.[3] The plan was to film it on 16 mm and blow it up to 35mm. Filming was difficult - there was trouble with the camera, colour stock and sound track.[4]
The filmmakers did not have enough money to complete the feature film so it was recut as a documentary.[5][6] In 1966, when John Sherman died, Colin Bennett claimed he had seen three different versions and said the best was a 30 minute documentary version. However at that stage the film had not yet been released.[4]
Cast
- Edward Brayshaw as Wills
- Peter Carver as Burke
- Syd Conabere as King
- David Mitchell as Gray
References
- ^ "Actor Away from TV Play Burke, Wills". The Age. 13 July 1961. p. 14.
- ^ "Sterling to Direct a Film". The Age. 11 January 1961. p. 1.
- ^ Borschmann, Gregg (15 January 1977). "Will Sterling Comes Home". The Age. p. 18.
- ^ a b Bennett, Colin (16 April 1966). "Credit Where Due". The Age. p. 23.
- ^ "The summer visitors". The Bulletin. January 6, 1973. p. 24.
- ^ "Teletopics". The Age. 19 September 1963. p. 10.
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