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Outpost (1959)

Outpost poster
Original title
前哨
Directed by
Christopher Muir
Genre
war
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Australian soldiers are stationed at a remote jungle outpost in New Guinea during World War Two. The story follows their daily life and interactions as they face the tension of being isolated in a war zone.

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What happens

Outpost is a 1959 Australian television play about Australian soldiers in New Guinea during World War Two. It was written for television by John Cameron. It was one of the most acclaimed early Australian-written TV plays. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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