Return Journey | |
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Directed by | William Sterling |
Produced by | John Sherman |
Cinematography | Gerry Vandenberg |
Budget | $12,000 |
Return Journey is an Australian film about the Burke and Wills expedition. It was directed by William Sterling and produced by John Sherman. [1]
In 1961 filming began with a cast of four and a crew including Sterling and cameraman Gerry Vandenberg. Filming took place near Alice Springs. [2] They had $12,000 in funds. [3] The plan was to film it on 16 mm and blow it up to 35mm. Filming was difficult - there was trouble with the camera, colour stock and sound track. [4]
The filmmakers did not have enough money to complete the feature film so it was recut as a documentary. [5] [6] In 1966, when John Sherman died, Colin Bennett claimed he had seen three different versions and said the best was a 30 minute documentary version. However at that stage the film had not yet been released. [4]