Vietnam Nurses

Vietnam Nurses
Promotional poster
Written byPolly Watkins
Directed byPolly Watkins
Music byJohn Willsteed
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
  • Lizzette Atkins
  • Beth Frey
CinematographyMichael Williams
EditorTony Stevens
Running time52 minutes
Original release
Release2005 (2005)

Vietnam Nurses is a 2005 television documentary directed by Polly Watkins. It tells the story of six Australian Army nurses who served in a field hospital in Vietnam between the years 1962 and 1972.

Interviewees

  • Diane Badcock[1]
  • Anne Healey
  • Maggie Hopcraft
  • Jan McCarthy
  • Terrie Ross
  • Colleen Thurgar
  • Barry Morgan

Awards

The film won an Australian Film Institute award in 2006 and received a further 3 nominations.

References