The Stuntmen (1973)

Directed by

Brian Trenchard-Smith

Genre

documentary film

Country

Australia

Runtime

49 min

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary shows Australian stunt performers doing dangerous work in the 1970s. It follows their stunts and the risks they take for film and television.

energeticstraightforwardadmiringfast-pacedbehind-the-scenesphysicalunpretentiousobservational

What happens

The Stuntmen is a one-hour documentary for Australian TV written and directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. It won Best Documentary at the 1973 Australian Film Awards. It was through this film that Trenchard-Smith met Grant Page, who he put under a five-year contract and featured in a number of films. The film also acted as a "calling card" which enabled the director to get finance for The Man from Hong Kong (1975). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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