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Box office. £40,000 (by 1928) [5] or £50,000 (by Dec 1928) [6] For the Term of His Natural Life is a 1927 Australian film based on the 1874 novel by Marcus Clarke, directed, produced and co-written by Norman Dawn. It was the most expensive Australian silent film ever made and remains one of the most famous Australian films of the silent era.
For the Term of His Natural Life: Directed by Norman Dawn. With George Fisher, Eva Novak, Dunstan Webb, Jessica Harcourt. A convict, wrongfully accused and sent a harsh prison colony, attempts to escape.
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- Adventure, Crime, Drama
- Norman Dawn
- 1929-06-04
Dec 31, 2014 · Made just before the advent of synchronised sound, this film had a limited period of commercial viabilty before it dissapeared from sight. Based on the serialised novel by Marcus Clarke, this was the most expensive film produced in Australia at the time. It costed 50,000 pounds when the average Australian film was made for around 1000 pounds.
- 95 min
Rufus Dawe has been wrongfully accused of a crime he did not commit, and sent to the harsh penal colony of Van Diemen's Land, Australia - for the term of his natural life. In his attempts to escape the colony forever, he falls in love with a warden's daughter, Sylvia, confronts his sinister lookalike John Rex, and the evil convict Gabbet.
- Norman Dawn
- Eva Novak, George Fisher, Dunstan Webb
1870–1872. For the Term of His Natural Life is a story written by Marcus Clarke and published in The Australian Journal between 1870 and 1872 (as His Natural Life ). It was published as a novel in 1874 and is the best known novelisation of life as a convict in early Australian history. [1] At times relying on seemingly implausible ...
- Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke
- 1870
Rufus Dawes is wrongly arrested and sentenced to transportation, as a convict, to Van Dieman’s Land. The bitter life of the convicts is depicted, culminating in Dawes’ escape. In disguise, he joins a boat to sail to freedom and on board meets his long lost love, Sylvia. Cast includes George Fisher, Eva Novak, Dunstan Webb, Jessica Harcourt.
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