Invincible Pictures was an Australian Film Production company active from the 1930s through to the early 1980s. It was started by cinematographer Paul Ruckert in

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in the mid-1930s and mainly produced documentaries. The first commercial productions were black-and-white newsreels covering local events, and the first documentary was a colour film entitled ''Beauty Spots around

'' in 1939. While Invincible Pictures started as a one-man operation, in later years Paul was assisted by his wife Iris Ruckert, who wrote many of the scripts and provided general assistance. Production ceased in 1981, but Paul and Iris continued to screen their educational films in

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schools for many years under the auspices of the Queensland Arts Council. For more detailed information please refer to Australian film producers articles -

Paul F Ruckert Paul Ruckert (25 December 19134 March 2006) was an Australian film producer and cinematographer. He was active between 1930 and 1980 and produced a wide variety of short films and documentaries under the banner of Invincible Pictures. The film ...

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* Screening to pay tribute to Brisbane's pioneer film-makers 2007

* National Film and Sound Archive,

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Australian documentary filmmakers, Invincible Pictures