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Botany Bay

John Farrow

1952 • 1h 33m

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 n...

Botany Bay

Cast

Alan Ladd

Alan LaddHugh Tallant

James Mason

James MasonCapt. Paul Gilbert

Patricia Medina

Patricia MedinaSally Munroe

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric HardwickeGov. Phillip

Murray Matheson

Murray MathesonRev. Mortimer Thynne

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Anita Sharp-BolsterMoll Cudlip (as Anita Bolster)

Jonathan Harris

Jonathan HarrisTom Oakly

Hugh Pryse

Hugh PryseNed Inching

Dorothy Patten

Dorothy PattenMrs. Nellie Garth

John HardyNat Garth

Malcolm Lee BeggsNick Sabb

Alec HarfordBrig-keeper Jenkins

Noel Drayton

Noel DraytonSecond Mate Spencer

Brandon ToomeyGuard (as Brendan Toomey)

Ben Wright

Ben WrightDeck Officer Green

Crew

John Farrow

John FarrowDirector

John F. Seitz

John F. SeitzDirector of Photography

Franz Waxman

Franz WaxmanOriginal Music Composer

Sam Comer

Sam ComerSet Decoration

Yvonne Wood

Yvonne WoodCostume Design

Wally Westmore

Wally WestmoreMakeup Supervisor

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