Prisoners of propaganda

In 1943, the Imperial Japanese Army Secret Service forced a group of Australian servicemen to appear in a film to show the “exemplary” conditions under which Prisoners of War were treated by Japan. This program looks at the mysterious story behind that film, titled, Calling Australia.

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Credits

director

Graham Shirley

Duration

00:59:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1987

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017475

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Propaganda

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Prisoners of war

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Propaganda

History → Propaganda

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1987

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