Episode of Series “Behind the Legend”.
Introduced by Manning Clarke, the film proficiently reconstructs the story of Francis Greenway’s relationship and court case with Edward Sanderson of the N.S.W. Corps, and gives glimpses of the conditions in the colony under the Governorship of Macquarie. Written by Joanne Bean, the cast includes John Ewart as Francis Greenway and Nick Tate as Captain Sanderson.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320111
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Colonies
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Equality
History → Australia - History - 1788-1851
History → Greenway, Francis Howard, 1777-1837
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)