The Genie from down under: where it's at

Bruce wants to become human but to do this he must take the opal to the cave where it was mined over a hundred years before. He sets out to trick Penelope into visiting the cave.

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Credits

director

Esben Storm

producer

Patricia Edgar

Phil Jones

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Australian Children's Television Foundation

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1995

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2001481

Language

English

Audience classification

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Subject categories

Television

Television → Television series

Television → Television series → Television series - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

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Australia, 1995