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New South Wales Horse Artillery in Action
(1896) Australia
B&W : Short film
Directed by Marius Sestier

Cast: (unknown)

Produced by Marius Sestier and Henry Walter Barnett. Cinematography by Marius Sestier. / Premiered 24 November 1896 at the Criterion Theatre in Sydney, Australia. / Cinématographe spherical 1.30:1 format. / The production was shot at Victoria Barracks, Australia. One of the first Australian film productions along with Melbourne Cup (1896) and Passengers Alighting from Ferry “Brighton” at Manly (1896).

Documentary: Actuality.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Australia: Victoria Barracks

Listing updated: 16 March 2012.

References: Reade-Australian p. ?; Shirley-Australian p. ? : Website-IMDb.