The Overlanders 78 years old

A dramatic epic that echoes the heart beats of Australia's Greatness!

The Overlanders

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, from Wyndham in Western Australia through the Northern Territory outback of Australia to pastures north of Brisbane, Queensland.

Credits

The Overlanders Cast

Name Character
Chips Rafferty He was 37, 62 years old when he died as Dan McAlpine
Peter Pagan He was 25, 68 years old when he died as Sailor
Clyde Combo as Aborigine Jacky
John Fernside He was 53, 42 years old when he died as Corky
John Fegan He was 74, 77 years old when he died as Police Sergeant
Frank Ransome as Charlie
Daphne Campbell She was 10, now 67 years old as Mary Parsons
Marshall Crosby He was 64, 71 years old when he died as Minister
Helen Grieve as Helen Parsons
Henry Murdoch He was 26, 66 years old when he died as Aborigine Nipper
John Nugent Hayward as Bill Parsons
Stan Tolhurst He was 37, 74 years old when he died as Manager
Jean Blue as Mrs. Parsons

The Overlanders Crew

Name Department
Michael Balcon as Producer. He was 50 (81) years old when He died Production
Harry Watt as Director. He was 39 (80) years old when He died Directing
Harry Watt as Writer. He was 39 (80) years old when He died Writing
Osmond Borradaile as Director of Photography. He was 48 (100) years old when He died Camera
The Overlanders poster
The Overlanders (78 years)

A dramatic epic that echoes the heart beats of Australia's Greatness!

  • Release day: Friday, September 27, 1946
  • Runtime: 91 minutes