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
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
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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