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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.
- (131)
- 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
Aug 12, 2021 · Classic Old Australian Films. Classic Old Australian Films No 1. The Book. 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.
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
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. American director Norman Dawn's movie adaptation strays from the original book but retains a strong visual style, especially in climactic crowd scenes. It is notorious as the ...
4 likes. Review by Margaret and David - At The Movies. David Stratton’s Review for Variety. The most daunting project of restoration ever undertaken by Australia’s National Film Archive was “For The Term Of His Natural Life,” the most lavish of all Aussie silent films. This melodramatic drama of convict life and mistaken identity was ...
