Sons of Matthew (1949)

Genre : Adventure, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 47M

Director : Charles Chauvel
Writer : Charles Chauvel, Elsa Chauvel, Maxwell Dunn

Synopsis

The story of five brothers who homestead, with other settlers, on the virgin plateaus of the Australian bush country.

Actors

Michael Pate
Michael Pate
Shane O'Riordan
Ken Wayne
Ken Wayne
Barney O'Riordan
Tommy Burns
Tommy Burns
Luke O'Riordan
John Unicomb
John Unicomb
Terry O'Riordan
John Ewart
John Ewart
Mickey O'Riordan
Wendy Gibb
Wendy Gibb
Cathy McAllister

Crews

Charles Chauvel
Charles Chauvel
Director
Charles Chauvel
Charles Chauvel
Screenplay
Elsa Chauvel
Elsa Chauvel
Screenplay
Maxwell Dunn
Maxwell Dunn
Screenplay
Bernard O'Reilly
Bernard O'Reilly
Novel
Terry Banks
Terry Banks
Editor
Carl Kayser
Carl Kayser
Cinematography
Bert Nicholas
Bert Nicholas
Cinematography
George Hurst
George Hurst
Production Design
Henry Krips
Henry Krips
Music
Alec Kellaway
Alec Kellaway
Assistant Director

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