Back to the Back of Beyond
“Forty years later”
Synopsis
Film-maker John Heyer recounts to fellow film-maker Pat Jackson his film career, especially his award-winning film from 1954, the Australian classic Back of Beyond. At the same time as the two friends are in conversation the "original" Tom Kruse, outback mailman and the subject of Heyer's film, is retracing his journey of over 40 years before across the inland desert of Australia to bring the mail to the isolated people along the 325 mile stock-route from Queensland to South Australia. Heyer's importance to Austraian cinema is acknowledged and we get to see him as a person away from the camera too as he chats and travels across Europe with his friend.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Robert Francis
- Screenplay & Story
- John Izzard
- Original Title
- Back to the Back of Beyond
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Robert Francis
John Izzard
Department Leadership Roster
John Izzard
Writer
Robert Francis
Director
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What is Back to the Back of Beyond about?
Film-maker John Heyer recounts to fellow film-maker Pat Jackson his film career, especially his award-winning film from 1954, the Australian classic Back of Beyond. At the same time as the two friends are in conversation the "original" Tom Kruse, outback mailman and the subject of Heyer's film, is retracing his journey of over 40 years before across the inland desert of Australia to bring the mail to the isolated people along the 325 mile stock-route from Queensland to South Australia. Heyer's importance to Austraian cinema is acknowledged and we get to see him as a person away from the camera too as he chats and travels across Europe with his friend.
Who directed Back to the Back of Beyond?
Back to the Back of Beyond was directed by Robert Francis.
Who stars in Back to the Back of Beyond?
The principal cast of Back to the Back of Beyond includes John Heyer, Pat Jackson, Tom Kruse.
When was Back to the Back of Beyond released and how long is it?
Back to the Back of Beyond was released in 1997 with a total runtime of 1h 25m.