Jacka V.C. [videorecording].
Contributor(s): Cooper, Ross | Buesst, Nigel.
Publisher: South Melbourne, Vic. : Distributed by Contemporary Arts Media, [2011]Description: 1 videodisc (45 min.) : sd., col. with b&w in sequence ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 9781921895890 (DVD).Subject(s): Jacka, Albert, 1893-1932 | World War, 1914-1918 | Victoria Cross -- Australia -- Biography | Heroes -- Melbourne (Vic.)DDC classification: 940.41294092Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Media Resources | Taylor's Library-TU | 940.41294092 JAC 2011 (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | TDSxx,29007,02,GR | 1000528756 |
Originally released as a documentary film in1977.
First Aussie V.C. of World War 13--Container.
Co-producer/directors, Ross Cooper and Nigel Buesst.
Documentary about the First World War hero and later St. Kilda Mayor. Today Albert Jacka is almost forgotten, yet his heroic feats captured the imagination of a generation. In the early decades of the centrury he personified the archetypal Australian. Jacka was a solider, decorated for his service at Gallipoli, and this documentary about his life tells not only his story but much about Australian identity and history.
DVD ; PAL.