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Release Date:
December 31, 1944
Original Title:
Jungle Patrol
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Commonwealth Government of Australia
Ministry of Information
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 19
This black and white film was made by the Australian government to show Australia's contribution to the New Guinea campaign, for which they thought there had not been sufficient acknowledgement. Jungle Patrol follows the daily experiences of the soldiers, from their initial deployment in Port Moresby, then flying over the Owen Stanley Ranges on board the troop carrier 'Honeymoon Express', to their slog through jungle and steep terrain battling rain, mosquitoes and mud as they march from the Ramu 'Death' Valley up to rejoin their battalion at an outpost on Shaggy Ridge in the Finisterre Range.
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