The Overlanders

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Movie Info

Located in Australia and based on a true story, this is the tale of a group of men who decide to drive a huge herd of cattle across the continent rather than having to kill them after their meat-packing plant is destroyed. Facing all the dangers inherent to a cattle drive across 2,000 miles of dangerous territory, the photography is beautiful and the special effects during a stampede scene is incredible. Chips Rafferty (known as the "Australian Gary Cooper") plays the lead.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
Directed By:

Harry Watt
Written By:

Harry Watt, Watt
In Theaters:

Dec 19, 1946 wide
Runtime:

91 minutes
Studio:

Classic Pictures

Cast

Chips Rafferty
as Dan McAlpine

Daphne Campbell
as Mary Parsons

John Fernside
as Corky

John Nugent Hayward
as Bill Parsons

Jean Blue
as Mrs. Parsons

Helen Grieve
as Helen Parsons

Peter Pagan
as Sailor Sinbad

Frank Ransome
as Charlie

Stan Tolhurst
as Manager

Marshall Crosby
as Minister

John Fegan
as Police Sergeant

Clyde Combo
as Aborigine Jacky

Henry Murdoch
as Aborigine Nipper

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Critic Reviews for The Overlanders

All Critics (1) | Fresh (1)

Stripped of its tawdry "fictionalisation", this film ranks high among screen achievements -- with many fine directorial details, accurate if broad characterisation, and full exploitation of periodic climactic incident native to original cinema.

February 7, 2018 | Full Review…

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