Assault on Salamaua

Assault on Salamaua
Directed byKen G. Hall (uncredited)
Produced byKen G. Hall (uncredited)
Narrated byPeter Bathurst
CinematographyDamien Parer
Edited byTerry Banks
Production
companies
Cinesound Productions
Department of Information
Release date
  • September 1943 (1943-09)
Running time
9 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Assault on Salamaua is a 1943 Australian documentary film, produced by Cinesound Productions, about the Salamaua–Lae campaign during World War II.[1][2]

It features an introduction by Damien Parer, who shot most of the footage.

This documentary features the iconic shot of a wounded, blinded soldier being assisted across a stream.[3]

References

  1. ^ Neil McDonald. 'The Making of Cinesound's Assault on Salamaua'. In T. O'Regan & B. Shoesmith eds. History on/and/in Film. Perth: History & Film Association of Australia, 1987. 101-5.. Retrieved 17 April 2015
  2. ^ "NEW FILMS". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 20 September 1943. p. 7. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  3. ^ Movie information for "Assault on Salamaua" at Oz Movies


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