For the Term of His Natural Life (1927)
1927 · Silent film · 93 min · dir. Norman Dawn
- Crime
- Drama
Synopsis
For the Term of His Natural Life is a 1927 Australian film based on the 1874 novel by Marcus Clarke, directed, produced and co-written by Norman Dawn. It was the most expensive Australian silent film made and remains one of the most famous Australian films of the silent era.
Synopsis from Wikipedia
Details
- Director
- Norman Dawn
- Writer
- Marcus Clarke
- Released
- 1927-06-20
- Running time
- 93 minutes
Cast & crew
Norman Dawn Director
Eva Novak
George Fisher- Dunstan Webb
- Jessica Harcourt
- Arthur McLaglen
- Katherine Dawn
- Gerald Kay Souper
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Remarkable film · Dr Feel Rotten · 2011-01-22
I'm not a big fan of most silent films, but this one just got me good. I really enjoyed it and empathized with Dawes throughout. Sadly the prison system in the US has reverted back to this kind of savagery almost stopping just short of forced harsh labor and floggings but teeters ever so closely to it on a daily basis.
