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Charles Chauvel
Director 1897 - 1959

Charles Chauvel

Warwick, Queensland, Australia

Charles Edward Chauvel OBE (7 October 1897 – 11 November 1959) was an Australian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter and nephew of Australian army General Sir Harry Chauvel. He is noted for writing and directing the films Forty Thousand Horsemen in 1940 and Jedda in 1955. His... Read full bio →

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Jedda

Jedda

Charles Chauvel 1955 1h 41m

An aboriginal girl is brought up by a white family that adopts her. As a young woman, she is mysteriously drawn to go "Walkabout" as people of her tribe have for hundreds of years.

40,000 Horsemen

40,000 Horsemen

Charles Chauvel 1940 1h 40m

Charles Chauvel's 1940 cinematic tribute to the mounted troops of the Australian Light Horse regiments is a rousing call to arms, giving life to the heroic tales of mateship during the Great War.

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