In the late 19th – early 20th centuries. Australian cinematography was one of the first in the world. The world’s first full-length feature film Kelly and his fellows was made in Australia in 1905. However, in the 1920s, Australian cinema could not stand the competition of Hollywood films, and only a few films were shot in the country. In the 1970s and 1980s, Australian cinematography re-emerged internationally with talented filmmakers and actors. Outstanding Australian filmmakers include Gillian Armstrong – My Diamond Career (1980), Star Strike (1982), The Last Days of Our Cafe (1992) and Little Women (1994); Peter Weir – Picnic on a Sheer Cliff (1975), The Last Wave (1977), Gallipoli (1981), Year of a Dangerous Life (1983), Dead Poets Society (1989) and Truman Exhibition (1998); Bruce Beresford – Delinquent Morant (1980) and Miss Daisy Driving (1989) and Jane Campion – Piano (1993). Among the most famous Australian films are Dundee, nicknamed Crocodile (1986), which went around the screens all over the world and grossed $ 175 million by the beginning of 1999; The Kid (1995), who received the Australian Academy Award for Special Effects, and The Shining (1996), also received the Academy Award for his acting Geoffrey Rush.
Notable Australian film actors include Oscar Ash, Judith Anderson, Cyril Richard, Errol Flynn, Merle Oberon, Peter Finch, Rod Taylor, Mel Gibson, Judy Davis, Jack Thompson and Nicole Kidman.
