Thunderbolt (1910 film)
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Thunderbolt is a 1910 film in the genre of "outlaw" films at the time that tended to glorify the life of the outlaw "Bushrangers" that roamed the Australian outback in pre-commonwealth days. Shortly after this film was made, the government of New South Wales banned the manufacture of this type of film on the basis that they were promoting crime.[6]
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Directed by | John Gavin |
Written by | H. A. Forsyth |
Based on | Three Years with Thunderbolt by William Monckton and Ambrose Pratt |
Produced by | H. A. Forsyth |
Starring | John Gavin |
Cinematography | Alfred J. Moulton[1] |
Production company | Southern Cross Film Enterprise[2] |
Distributed by | West's Pictures (Qld)[3] |
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Running time | 4,000 feet[4] / 66 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Budget | less than £300[5] |
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It was the directorial debut of John Gavin who later claimed it was the first "four-reel movie" made in Australia.[7][8] It has also been called the first film made in New South Wales.[9]
Unlike most Australian silent films, part of the film survives today.[10]