Bypass to Life
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Bypass to Life | |
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Directed by | Peter Maund |
Produced by | Tom O'Connor |
Written by | Robert Kearsley |
Narrated by | Eric Pearce |
Cinematography | Mike Browning |
Running time
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27 min |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Bypass to Life is a 1961 Australian dramatised documentary on a surgery to repair a hole in the heart of a young girl.[1] Partly filmed in the Alfred Hospital, it shows the discussions and preperations leading up to the operation.[2] The film won the 1962 Australian Film Institute award for Best Documentary[3] and it won the 1961 best TV documentary from the Television Society of Australia.[4]