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Essington (film)
1974 Australian TV series or program
Essington is a 1974 TV film about a convict named Squires who arrives with a detachment of Royal Marines at Port Essington.[1]
According to the Canberra Times "it is both an historical narrative and an allegorical treatment of Australian history."[2]
Plot
In the 1840s, the settlement of Port Essington is run by Governor Macarthur.
The inhabitants include Macarthur's wife, Private Evans, and a convict, Bob Squires, who has good relations with the local aboriginal population.
Private Evans falls for an aboriginal woman and goes missing from the settlement.
Cast
Reception
Thomas Keneally won Best Script at the 1976 Logie Awards. Chis Haywood won Best Performance by an Individual Actor.[3]
Michael Craig called it "a wonderful script; macabre, funny, tragic and optimistic, and extremely well directed by Julian Pringle."[4]
Music
The music sco