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Phantom Gold

1937 · 64 min

A stark, old-fashioned outback adventure that feels like a grim cautionary tale of obsession and the merciless desert.

Directed by
Rupert Kathner
Genres
Adventure
Starring
Stephen C. Apostolof, Bob Buck, Reg King
Overview
Harold Lasseter claims he knows the location of a gold reef and in 1930 manages to raise funds for an expedition to discover it. He discovers the reef but dies of thirst.

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Directed by
Rupert Kathner
Genres
Adventure
Starring
Stephen C. Apostolof, Bob Buck, Reg King
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • survival
  • exploration
  • greed
  • death
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
adventure
Directed by
Rupert Kathner
Starring
Stephen C. Apostolof, Bob Buck, Reg King, W.L. Pittendrigh, Bryce Russell, A.C. Stevens, Stan Tolhurst, Old Warts
Music
Rex Shaw
Cinematography
Rupert Kathner
Runtime
64 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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