The Tenth Straw (1926)
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Australia
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man endures harsh conditions in a 19th century Australian penal colony. The film follows his struggle for survival and freedom among brutal guards and fellow prisoners.
quietstarkbleakslow-burnmelancholicvisually oldrestrainedhistorical
What happens
The Tenth Straw is a 1926 Australian silent film heavily inspired by the novel For the Term of His Natural Life. Little is known of the director and cast, but most of the film survives today. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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