The Lost Diggers of Fromelles

Overview

Outside a small village in France, on the night of July 19, 1916, 5,533 Australian soldiers were killed, wounded, or disappeared into the abyss of the Western Front. They suffered more casualties in one night that in the Boer, Korean and Vietnam wars combined. Through sheer determination, 250 of these fallen, mostly Australian, were unearthed from five mass grave burial pits. These fallen are now being identified through DNA processing and stubborn detective work. This is the exclusive, behind-the-scenes story of the largest excavation of World War One dead in modern times.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 1, 2010

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Australia

Production

Screen NSW,Tattooed Media

Director

Janine Hosking

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt4716650