The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House
1973•28m•Released
Documentary
On 20 October 1973, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II. From conception to completion, it had taken more than 15 years and over $100 million dollars. In the years since its completion, the Sydney Opera House has become one of the most identifiable of Australia’s icons - ranking with the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Uluru, the koala and kangaroo - and is considered by many to be among the world's great architectural masterpieces.
Director
Donald Crombie
Languages
English
Studio
Film Australia
Cast
Sam Wanamaker
Narrator
Jorn Utzon
Narrator
Production
Company
Film Australia
Producer
Anthony Buckley
Recommended
6.2
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
2025
7.1
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012
8.7
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026
7.8
Lionel Messi: Destiny
2023
7
Sidney
2022
6.3
Gascoigne
2015
7.2
In the Realms of the Unreal
2004
6.8
Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers
2025
7.2
Maternal Instinct
2026
8.3
S4: The Bob Lazar Story
2026
7
Ronaldo
2015
7.6
Icarus
2017
7.3
Red Army
2015
7.2
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
2022
8.5
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
2022
7.3
Pavarotti
2019
7
Directed by John Ford
1971
6.2
Naqoyqatsi
2002
7.7
The Last Waltz
1978
7.4
Diego Maradona
2019
Similar Movies
8
Coast Modern
2012
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi
1921
Luis Barragán, Architect
0
Lutah - A Passion for Architecture: A Life in Design
2014
Thom Yorke Live at Sydney Opera House
2026
Whispers / Megan Cope
2023
The Whisper of Ziggurat: Untold Secrets of Elamite Civilization
2020
7
The Giza Pyramids: Reaching for the Stars
2023
8.3
Le Louvre, un musée pharaonique
2019
8
Teatro Amazonas: The Art of Sound and Nature
2022
7.7
La Grande Seine
2024
Jørn Utzon: The Man & the Architect
2018
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun
1922
7.9
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2008
7.1
The Builders of the Alhambra
2022
7
Narbonne: The Second Rome
2021
Touristic Intents
2021
5.2
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Opening Ceremony: United by Emotion
2021
8.3
Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
2004
High Rise and Fall
1993