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Home of the Blizzard
Also known as [Dr. Mawson in the Antarctic]
(1913) Australia
B&W : Four reels
Directed by Frank Hurley

Cast: Doctor Douglas Mawson [himself], Doctor Xavier Guillaume Mertz [himself], Lieutenant Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis [himself]

[?][ Hurley Productions? production. / Released 19 July 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Thought to be the earliest complete surviving Australian feature film.

Documentary.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 20 November 2022.

References: Shirley-Australian pp. 37, 285 : Website-IMDb.