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The Overlanders (1946)

A dramatic epic that echoes the heart beats of Australia's Greatness!

Genre : Western, Adventure

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : Harry Watt

Synopsis

It's the start of WWII in Northern Australia. The Japanese are getting close. People are evacuating and burning everything in a "scorched earth" policy. Rather than kill all their cattle, a disparate group decides to drive them overland half way across the continent, from Wyndham in Western Australia through the Northern Territory outback of Australia to pastures north of Brisbane, Queensland.

Actors

Chips Rafferty
Chips Rafferty
Dan McAlpine
John Nugent Hayward
John Nugent Hayward
Bill Parsons
Daphne Campbell
Daphne Campbell
Mary Parsons
Jean Blue
Jean Blue
Mrs. Parsons
Helen Grieve
Helen Grieve
Helen Parsons
John Fernside
John Fernside
Corky
Peter Pagan
Peter Pagan
Sailor
Frank Ransome
Frank Ransome
Charlie
Stan Tolhurst
Stan Tolhurst
Manager
Marshall Crosby
Marshall Crosby
Minister
Clyde Combo
Clyde Combo
Aborigine Jacky
Henry Murdoch
Henry Murdoch
Aborigine Nipper
Steve Dodd
Steve Dodd
Aborigine (uncredited)
John Fegan
John Fegan
Police Sergeant

Crews

Harry Watt
Harry Watt
Director
Harry Watt
Harry Watt
Writer
Michael Balcon
Michael Balcon
Producer
Osmond Borradaile
Osmond Borradaile
Director of Photography
Inman Hunter
Inman Hunter
Editor
Carl Kayser
Carl Kayser
Camera Operator
John Ireland
John Ireland
Original Music Composer

Trailers and other movies

THE OVERLANDERS Trailer [1946]

Posters and backgrounds

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