Strong Is the Seed

Strong is the Seed
Directed byArthur Greville Collins
Written byRu Pullan
Based onradio play The Golden Legacy by Helen Bousfield
Produced byArthur Greville Collins
StarringGuy Doleman
CinematographyRoss Wood
Edited byWilliam Shepherd
Music byHenry Krips
Production
company
Collins Productions
Distributed by
Release date
  • 4 March 1949 (1949-03-04)[1]
Running time
  • 80 mins (Aust)
  • 58 mins (England)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget£20,000[2][3]

Strong is the Seed (also known as The Farrer Story) is a 1949 Australian drama film, about the life of agronomist and plant breeder William Farrer.

  1. ^ "Advertising". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 28 February 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  2. ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 207. ISBN 0-19-550784-3
  3. ^ "More Australian Films Due". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 24 January 1948. p. 3 Supplement: SUNDAY MAGAZINE. Retrieved 19 March 2012.