First Contact
1982 · Documentary · 54 min. · Australia
This documentary presents footage of the first contact between the highland tribes of Papua New Guinea, and European explorers. In the 1930s three Australian's, Michael, Daniel and James Leahy were the first white people to venture into the vast New Guinean interior. They searched for gold and found 1 million highland tribespeople who had previously had no contact with the outside world. Amazingly, they took a film camera with them.
Direction Robin Anderson · Bob Connolly
Cast Daniel Leahy · Mick Leahy · James Taylor
Soundtrack Ron Carpenter
Screenplay Robin Anderson · Bob Connolly
Cinematography Dennis O'Rourke · Tony Wilson
Original title First Contact
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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