Botany Bay (1953)

Action Adventure Romance

Based on the story of Australia's colonization, this atmospheric drama stars Alan Ladd as Hugh Tallant, an American medical student falsely convicted of robbery and sent on a torturous voyage with other prisoners to the penal colony at Botany Bay. Because of his attempt to escape, evil Captain Gilbert decides to return him to England on charges of mutiny.

Updated May 27 2020

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1953-10-07

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mutiny high seas

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Runtime: 93 mins Rating: 6.3 Tag Line: SAVAGE as the Great Continent They Invaded!

Cast

James Mason

Capt. Paul Gilbert

Alan Ladd

Hugh Tallant

Ben Wright

Deck Officer Green

Noel Drayton

Second Mate Spencer

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Moll Cudlip (as Anita Bolster)

Cedric Hardwicke

Gov. Phillip

Patricia Medina

Sally Munroe

Malcolm Lee Beggs

Nick Sabb

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Crew

Joseph Sistrom

Producer

J. McMillan Johnson

Art Direction

Hal Pereira

Art Direction

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Franz Waxman

Original Music Composer

John F. Seitz

Director of Photography

John Cope

Sound Recordist

Joseph Sistrom

Producer

J. McMillan Johnson

Art Direction

Hal Pereira

Art Direction

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Franz Waxman

Original Music Composer

John F. Seitz

Director of Photography

John Cope

Sound Recordist

John Farrow

Director

Alma Macrorie

Editor

Charles Nordhoff

Novel

James Norman Hall

Novel

Jonathan Latimer

Screenplay

Ross Dowd

Set Decoration

Yvonne Wood

Costume Design

Hugo Grenzbach

Sound Recordist

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