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The Overlanders

The Overlanders

# A dramatic epic that echoes the heart beats of Australia's Greatness!
Western   Adventure
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1946-09-27
⌚ Running Time: 91 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.7

Beloved Cast

Chips Rafferty original image
Dan McAlpine
Chips Rafferty
John Nugent Hayward original image
Bill Parsons
John Nugent Hayward
Daphne Campbell original image
Mary Parsons
Daphne Campbell
Jean Blue original image
Mrs. Parsons
Jean Blue
Helen Grieve original image
Helen Parsons
Helen Grieve
John Fernside original image
Corky
John Fernside
Peter Pagan original image
Sailor
Peter Pagan
Frank Ransome original image
Charlie
Frank Ransome
Stan Tolhurst original image
Manager
Stan Tolhurst
Marshall Crosby original image
Minister
Marshall Crosby
Clyde Combo original image
Aborigine Jacky
Clyde Combo
Henry Murdoch original image
Aborigine Nipper
Henry Murdoch
Steve Dodd original image
Aborigine (uncredited)
Steve Dodd
John Fegan original image
Police Sergeant
John Fegan

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