Outpost (1959 film)

Outpost
Written byJohn Cameron
Directed byChristopher Muir
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release18 November 1959 (1959-11-18) (Melbourne) (live)
ReleaseDecember 1959 (1959-12) (Sydney) (taping)
Release15 December 1959 (1959-12-15) (Brisbane)
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Outpost is a 1959 Australian television play about Australian soldiers in New Guinea during World War Two. It was written for television by John Cameron.[1]

It was one of the most acclaimed early Australian-written TV plays.[2]

  1. ^ Men at Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre Since the 1950s by Jonathan Bollen, Bruce Parr, Adrian Kiernander Rodopi, 2008 p98
  2. ^ Vagg, Stephen (16 April 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: Outpost". Filmink.