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Release Date:
September 27, 1946
Original Title:
The Overlanders
Genres:
Adventure | Western
Production Companies:
Ealing Studios
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Production Countries:
Australia | United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 91
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.
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Camera Operator:
Carl Kayser
Director:
Harry Watt
Director of Photography:
Osmond Borradaile
Editor:
Inman Hunter
Original Music Composer:
John Ireland
Producer:
Michael Balcon
Writer:
Harry Watt
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