The Drover's wife: a short story by Henry Lawson

A visual interpretation of the short story by Henry Lawson. The drover’s wife remembers incidents and habits of her life as she sits up all night waiting for a snake to come from its hiding place inside her house so she can kill it. Starring Clarissa Kaye, Mark Healey, William McCallum, Vicki Waller. Narrated by Allan Ashbolt.

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Credits

director

Gian Manara

producer

Allan Ashbolt

production company

ABC

writer

Henry Lawson

Duration

00:44:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1968

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

502714

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Lawson, Henry,1867-1922

Literature → Literature

People → Lawson, Henry,1867-1922

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Australia, 1968

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