Eliza Fraser (1976)

Directed by

Tim Burstall

Genre

adventure, comedy, drama

Country

Australia

Runtime

2h 10m

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 19th century Englishwoman survives a shipwreck and ends up stranded on an Australian island. She faces harsh conditions and encounters rough characters as she tries to survive and eventually return to civilization.

bawdyadventurousspiritedroughearthyrowdycolonialphysically intense

What happens

Eliza Fraser is a 1976 Australian bawdy adventure drama film, directed by Tim Burstall and starring Susannah York, Trevor Howard, Noel Ferrier and John Castle. The screenplay was written by David Williamson. The film was the first Australian film with a big-budget, costing A$1.2m to make. English actors Susannah York and Trevor Howard were brought from the United Kingdom to headline this Australian picture, which was filmed in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. The film has been described as a classic Aussie tale of colonial hardship and bawdy beginnings, and has been described as a sex romp. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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