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Essington (film)

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Director
  
Julian Pringle

Cast
  
Chris Haywood

Country
  
Australia

7.6/10
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Screenplay
  
Thomas Keneally

Writer
  
Thomas Keneally

Language
  
English

Release date
  
1974

Network
  
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Similar movies
  
Skin Deep (1983), Strikebound (1984), Schindlers List (1993), The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), Silver City (1984)

European settlers have difficulty adapting to life in an 1850s Australian township.

Essington is a 1974 TV film about a convict name Squires who arrives with a detachment of Marines at Port Essington.

Reception

Thomas Keneally won Best Script at the 1976 Logie Awards.

References

Essington (film) Wikipedia
Essington (film) IMDb