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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 ever made and remains one of the most famous Australian films of the silent era.
For the Term of His Natural Life: Directed by Norman Dawn. With George Fisher, Eva Novak, Dunstan Webb, Jessica Harcourt. A convict, wrongfully accused and sent a harsh prison colony, attempts to escape.
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- Adventure, Crime, Drama
- Norman Dawn
- 1929-06-04
For the Term of His Natural Life is a story written by Marcus Clarke and published in The Australian Journal between 1870 and 1872 (as His Natural Life). It was published as a novel in 1874 and is the best known novelisation of life as a convict in early Australian history.
- Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke
- 1870
Dec 31, 2014 · The film stars George Fisher as Richard Devine/Rufus Dawes/John Rex and Eva Novak as Sylvia Vickers and was adapted, produced and directed by Norman Dawn, who later went to Hollwood and made classic B-grade movies like "Bowanga Bowanga" and "Two Lost Worlds".
- 95 min
Nov 30, 2012 · In “Book One – The Sea, 1827”, Richard Devine is wrongly accused of murdering his estranged father, Lord Bellasis. To protect his mother’s reputation he changes his name to Rufus Dawes. Rufus is transported on the Malabar to Van Diemen’s Land “for the term of his natural life”.
- Stephen Gaunson
Rufus Dawe has been wrongfully accused of a crime he did not commit, and sent to the harsh penal colony of Van Diemen's Land, Australia - for the term of his natural life. In his attempts to escape the colony forever, he falls in love with a warden's daughter, Sylvia, confronts his sinister lookalike John Rex, and the evil convict Gabbet.
Trivia. For the Term of His Natural Life. A real sailing ship was burned for the climax. Called the "Inca", it was loaded with dynamite and nitrate film. The effect was spectacular, but countless early Australian films were lost in the blaze. Helpful • 3 0.
