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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Films directed and produced by Ken G. Hall
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