The Sapphires (2012)
It's 1968, and four young and talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when their all-girl group The Sapphires entertain the US troops in Vietnam.
Primary Title
- The Sapphires
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 16 April 2015
Release Year
- 2012
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 40
Duration
- 130:00
Channel
- Prime
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- It's 1968, and four young and talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when their all-girl group The Sapphires entertain the US troops in Vietnam.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Sapphires (Musical group)
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Women--Australia--Drama
- Singers, Aboriginal Australia--Drama
- Feature films--Australia
Genres
- Biography
- Comedy-drama
- Musical
Contributors
- Wayne Blair (Director)
- Keith Thompson (Writer)
- Tony Briggs (Writer)
- Chris O'Dowd (Actor)
- Deborah Mailman (Actor)
- Jessica Mauboy (Actor)
- Miranda Tapsell (Actor)
- Judith Lucy (Actor)
- Rosemary Blight (Producer)
- Kylie du Fresne (Producer)
- Cezary Skubiszewski (Composer)
- Warwick Thornton (Director of Photography)
- Goalpost Pictures (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Sapphires (Musical group)
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Women--Australia--Drama
- Singers, Aboriginal Australia--Drama
- Feature films--Australia