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The story of World War II front-line cameraman Damien Parer, whose work won Australia's first Oscar, and how his desperate efforts to return to the battlefield were thwarted by his own government.
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- Drama
- Alister Grierson
- 2014-04-27
Damien Peter Parer (1 August 1912 – 17 September 1944) was an Australian war photographer. He became famous for his war photography of the Second World War, and was killed by Japanese machine-gun fire at Peleliu, Palau.
Fragments of War: The Story of Damien Parer: Directed by John Duigan. With Nicholas Eadie, Anne Tenney, Huw Williams, Steve Jodrell. The life story of Damien Parer, the acclaimed World War II photographer, who spent most of the war on the frontline.
- (23)
- Drama
- John Duigan
- 1988-10-19
Using a retrospective of Parer’s war documentaries as a framing device, the biopic flashes back to his first meeting with future wife, and film’s narrator, Marie Cotter.
- Nicholas Eadie
- John Duigan
Damien Parer is one of Australia’s best known war correspondents. His footage of troops on the Kokoda Front Line won Australia’s first Academy Award in 1943 while his superior Assault on Salamaua features the iconic image of a blinded Australian soldier being helped across a stream.
- Matthew Le Nevez
- Alister Grierson
Apr 27, 2014 · Parer's War is the true story of World War II frontline cameraman, Damien Parer, whose work won Australia’s first Oscar. His desperate efforts to return to the battlefield to capture what he believed was the ‘truth’ of war were thwarted by his own government.
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Damien Parer. Cinematographer: Assault on Salamaua. Damien Parer was a noted war cameraman during WWII. He filmed Australian soldiers in action in the Middle East and New Guinea, for the (then) Department of Information. He won an Academy Award for his coverage of the action on the Kokoda Trail.
