The Sentimental Bloke
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The Sentimental Bloke is a landmark 1919 Australian silent film, adapted from C. J. Dennis’s verse novel, that became one of the country’s most beloved early cinematic works.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | C. J. Dennis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOfficePerformance | major success in Australia ⓘ |
| character |
Bill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doreen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ginger Mick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Arthur Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfSourceWork | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed in Australia ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | classic of Australian cinema ⓘ |
| director | Raymond Longford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | E. J. Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Manly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Potts Point NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ Woolloomooloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStartYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| filmRuntime | approximately 70 minutes ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ginger Mick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| influenced | later Australian film adaptations of C. J. Dennis works ⓘ |
| musicForModernScreenings | new scores commissioned for restorations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a landmark of early Australian cinema
ⓘ
depiction of working-class Sydney life ⓘ use of Australian slang and vernacular ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially lost and later reconstructed ⓘ |
| producer | Raymond Longford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Southern Cross Feature Film Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationLanguageOfSourceWork | English ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1915 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1919-10-04 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| restoration | restored print created from surviving elements ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Sydney Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Arthur Tauchert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilbert Emery NERFINISHED ⓘ Lottie Lyell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century ⓘ |
| writer |
Lottie Lyell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raymond Longford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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