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1952

Botany Bay

Directed by John Farrow
SAVAGE as the Great Continent They Invaded!

Based 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.

Duration

1h 33m

Released

December 26, 1952

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6.5

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Cast16

  • Alan Ladd
  • James Mason
  • Patricia Medina
  • Cedric Hardwicke
  • Murray Matheson
  • Anita Sharp-Bolster
  • Jonathan Harris
  • Hugh Pryse
  • Dorothy Patten

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