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Nullarbor Hideout

38m Children’s, Adventure, Short 1964

The adventures of a group of kids from the Nullarbor Plain who discover that a gang of criminals is sharing their secret hideout.

Bored during the summer holidays, a group of kids from the Nullarbor Plain discover a limestone cave with a huge underground lake. When they realise that men wanted by the police are using their new hideout, they decide to investigate. An early Australian black-and-white short film written and directed by Tim Burstall, who became a leading director of the 1970s Australian film revival.

An Australian National Film Board Production. Produced for the Australian Council for Children’s Films and Television by the Australian Commonwealth Film Unit.

© National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.

Director

Tim Burstall

Language

English

Country

Australia

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