Bush Policeman (1953)

Directed by

Lee Robinson

Genre

documentary film

Country

Australia

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A short Australian documentary follows a policeman working in the Outback. It shows his daily duties patrolling a river region.

observationalquietinformationalfactualslow-pacedoutdoorsyperiodrestrained

What happens

Bush Policemen is a 10-minute Australian documentary about the work done by a policeman in the Australian Outback. It was released to cinemas as a supporting feature. Robinson said it was "really the story of a river operating policeman." It was directed by Lee Robinson who later made a drama feature film set in the same milieu, Dust in the Sun. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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