The Hungry Miles

Overview

The Hungry Miles is a documentary made by the Waterside Workers Federation Film Unit. It documents industrial relations on the waterfront since the 1930s and includes dramatised scenes of working conditions during the Depression. It also recounts the background to the Federal Governments 1954 amendments to the Stevedoring Industry Act, which proposed to give shipowners the right to directly recruit wharf labour and bypass the union; shows workers demonstrating; contrasts the gap between industry and workers in the division of profits; and evokes the spirit of the Eureka Stockade in portraying the solidarity amongst waterside workers.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 31, 1954

Original language

English

Director

Keith Gow,Norma Disher

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1829040