For the Term of His Natural Life (1927)
- Directed by
- Norman Dawn
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An innocent man is wrongly convicted and transported to a harsh penal colony in Australia. The film follows his struggle against brutal conditions and the cruel system that holds him.
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What happens
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 made and remains one of the most famous Australian films of the silent era. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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