''The Wreck'' is an Australian film directed by
W. J. Lincoln
William Joseph Lincoln (1870 – 18 August 1917) was an Australian playwright, theatre manager, film director and screenwriter in the silent film, silent era. He produced, directed and/or wrote 23 films between 1911 and 1916.
One obituary calle ...
based on a poem by
Adam Lindsay Gordon
Adam Lindsay Gordon (19 October 1833 – 24 June 1870) was a British-Australian poet, horseman, police officer and politician. He was the first Australian poet to gain considerable recognition overseas, and according to his contemporary, writer ...
about the ride to help by a farmhand who has witnessed a shipwreck. It is considered a
lost film
A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress.
Conditions
During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...
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The movie was made in 1913 but not released until 1915.
W. J. Lincoln
William Joseph Lincoln (1870 – 18 August 1917) was an Australian playwright, theatre manager, film director and screenwriter in the silent film, silent era. He produced, directed and/or wrote 23 films between 1911 and 1916.
One obituary calle ...
later made a film of Gordon's life, ''
The Life's Romance of Adam Lindsay Gordon
''The Life's Romance of Adam Lindsay Gordon'' is a 1916 Australian feature-length film directed by W. J. Lincoln, based on the life of poet Adam Lindsay Gordon.
Unlike many Australian silent movies, part of the film survives today.
According to ...
'' (1916).
[Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p46]
References
External links
original text of ''From the Wreck'' by Adam Lindsay Gordon*
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1913 films
Australian black-and-white films
Australian silent feature films
Lost Australian films
Films directed by W. J. Lincoln
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