Two brothers working as news cameramen for competing companies in '50s Australia find their lives dramatically affected by the constantly changing times in which they live.
Direction
Noyce's debut announces a major voice in Australian cinema.
Cinematography
Newsreel-within-newsreel meta-beauty that blurs fiction and documentary.
Production
Flawless 1950s Sydney recreation down to the newsroom sweat stains.
Director
Phillip Noyce
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Phillip Noyce was only 27 when he directed this, fresh from film school. The Australian Film Institute basically threw money at young rebels in the '70s.
This launched the 'Australian New Wave' alongside Picnic at Hanging Rock — suddenly the world realized Australia had stories beyond Crocodile Dundee stereotypes.
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