Uncivilised (film)

Uncivilised
Directed byCharles Chauvel
Written byE. V. Timms
Charles Chauvel[1]
Produced byCharles Chauvel
StarringDennis Hoey
Margot Rhys
CinematographyTasman Higgins
Edited byFrank Coffey
Mona Donaldson
Music byLindley Evans
Production
company
Expeditionary Films
Distributed byUniversal Pictures (Australia)
Box Office Attractions (US)
Umbrella Entertainment
Release date
  • September 1936 (1936-09) (Australia)
Running time
82 minutes (Aust)
77 minutes (US)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget£20,000[2]

Uncivilised is a 1936 Australian film directed by Charles Chauvel. It was an attempt by Chauvel to make a more obviously commercial film, and was clearly influenced by Tarzan.[2][3]

The film is known as Uncivilized and Pituri in the United States.

  1. ^ Copyright registration at National Archives of Australia
  2. ^ a b Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 173.
  3. ^ Vagg, Stephen (25 May 2020). "The A to Z of Non-White Aussie Movies and TV in White Australia". Filmink.