Bitter Springs (1950)
- Directed by
- Ralph Smart
- Genre
- drama film, Western film
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1900, an Australian pioneer family leases land in the outback. They hire two inexperienced British drovers. But conflict erupts with local Aboriginal people over control of a waterhole.
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What happens
Bitter Springs is a 1950 Australian–British film directed by Ralph Smart and starring Tommy Trinder, Chips Rafferty, and Gordon Jackson. An Australian pioneer family leases a piece of land from the government in the Australian outback in 1900 and hires two inexperienced British men as drovers. Problems with local Aboriginal people arise over the possession of a waterhole. Over 100 Aboriginal people were hired as extras for the film, who adlibbed much of their dialogue in their own language, which was not translated. A translated version has been created for distribution in 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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