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The Snowy: A Dream of Growing Up

Label
The Snowy: A Dream of Growing Up
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The Snowy: A Dream of Growing Up
Oclc number
921958211
resource.otherEventInformation
Originally produced by National Film and Sound Archive of Australia in 1989
Runtime
59
Summary
The Snowy Mountains Scheme remains one of the greatest engineering feats in the world today but behind the story of engineering and construction is the story of the people who built the dream, the story of the people behind the power. An estimated 100,000 people worked on the Scheme between 1949 and 1974, the year of its completion. Two thirds of them were immigrants from over 40 countries around the world. The Snowy is a story of social, cultural and political change told through the experiences of those who worked on the scheme. A Film Australia National Interest Program. Produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Copyright - 2011 National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Executive Producer: Bruce Moir Director: Stephen Ramsey Writer: Stephen Ramsey DOP/Cinematographer: Joel Peterson Narrator/Presenter: Narrator: Noni Hazlehurst
Technique
live action
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