Christmas Under the Sun (1947)
- Directed by
- Catherine Duncan
- Genre
- Christmas film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 18 min
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This 1947 documentary shows Christmas celebrations in Adelaide. It was made to encourage people to move to Australia.
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What happens
Christmas Under the Sun is a 1947 Australian documentary film from the Australian National Film Board. It tells the story of Christmas in Adelaide. The movie was made to attract migrants to Australia and was filmed over six weeks in early 1947. It was not released out of fear it was an unflattering portrait of the country. However, after protests the film was released. The film was sent to London. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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