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The Overlanders

  • 1946
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  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
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The Overlanders (1946)
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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 ... Read allIt'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.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.

  • Director
    • Harry Watt
  • Writer
    • Harry Watt
  • Stars
    • Chips Rafferty
    • John Nugent Hayward
    • Daphne Campbell
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    578
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harry Watt
    • Writer
      • Harry Watt
    • Stars
      • Chips Rafferty
      • John Nugent Hayward
      • Daphne Campbell
    • 15User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Chips Rafferty
    Chips Rafferty
    • Dan McAlpine
    John Nugent Hayward
    • Bill Parsons
    Daphne Campbell
    • Mary Parsons
    Jean Blue
    • Mrs. Parsons
    Helen Grieve
    • Helen Parsons
    John Fernside
    • Corky
    Peter Pagan
    • Sailor ("Sinbad")
    Frank Ransome
    • Charlie
    Stan Tolhurst
    • Manager
    Marshall Crosby
    Marshall Crosby
    • Minister
    John Fegan
    • Police Sergeant
    Clyde Combo
    • Aborigine Jacky
    Henry Murdoch
    • Aborigine Nipper
    Steve Dodd
    • Aborigine
    • (uncredited)
    Jerome 'Jock' Levy
      • Director
        • Harry Watt
      • Writer
        • Harry Watt
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      • Trivia
        The characters begin their journey evacuating from the town of Wyndham in Western Australia, which was bombed by the Japanese during World War Two. Eight Japanese fighters hit Wyndham on 3 March, 1942. This was two weeks after the first attack on Darwin and simultaneous to the first attack on Broome, which were the deadliest and second deadliest air raids in Australia of the whole war and provoked panic across northern Australia.
      • Goofs
        At the beginning of the movie, they decide to take the cattle to Queensland as it is 1500 miles (2400 kilometres) to Brisbane and Adelaide is 2000 miles away (3200 kilometres), Brisbane is actually 1799 miles from Wyndham (2895 kilometres). Adelaide is 1494 miles from Wyndham (2404 kilometres) making Adelaide 305 miles (490 kilometres) closer.
      • Quotes
        • Dan McAlpine: Bullocks are more important than bullets.
      • Crazy credits
        This film is based on fact but the characters are fictitious: any similarity to any name or individual is coincidental.
      • Connections
        Featured in The Bush Myth in Australian Films (1982)
      • Soundtracks
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      Details

      • Release date
        • December 26, 1946 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • United Kingdom
        • Australia
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Put je otvoren
      • Filming locations
        • Central Australia, Australia
      • Production company
        • Ealing Studios
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      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 1h 31m(91 min)
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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