Botany Bay
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6.6Based on the story of the start of Australia's colonisation. An American medical student is falsely convicted of robbery, with his sentence involving the torturous voyage with other prisoners to the new penal colony at Botany Bay. Because of his attempt to escape, evil Captain Gilbert decides to return him to England on charges of mutiny.
Released: 1952-12-2693 minDir: John FarrowAdventure, Romance, Action
Cast
- Alan Ladd as Hugh Tallant
- James Mason as Capt. Paul Gilbert
- Patricia Medina as Sally Munroe
- Cedric Hardwicke as Gov. Phillip
- Murray Matheson as Rev. Mortimer Thynne
- Anita Sharp-Bolster as Moll Cudlip (as Anita Bolster)
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1953
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- seamanship
- Director
- John Farrow
- Screenwriter
- Jonathan Latimer
- Composer
- Franz Waxman
- Cinematographer
- John F. Seitz
- Narrative location
- New South Wales