Warren Gorge

After nearly 80 years, the actors in this film have finally been understood

Nearly 80 years after Bitter Springs film, its Aboriginal actors are finally being understood Sun 31 May 2026 at 6:00am In short: An anthropologist, a linguistic expert and First Nations language speakers have collaborated to subtitle previously untranslated segments of the film Bitter Springs. More than 100 Aboriginal actors were employed for the film, which was shot in the South Australian outback town of Quorn in 1949.