Botany Bay

"SAVAGE as the Great Continent They Invaded!"

Oct 7 1953 Approved 1h 33m
Adventure, Drama, Romance

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 new penal colony at Botany Bay. Because of his attempt to escape, evil Captain Gilbert decides to return him to England on charges of mutiny.

Plot

In 1787 prisoners from London's Newgate Gaol are to be shipped to New South Wales. Hugh Tallant is an American medical student whom, we learn at sea, was falsely imprisoned. Because of his attempt to escape, evil Captain Gilbert decides to return him to England on charges of mutiny. Events, including arrival of plague, keep Tallant busy in New South Wales.

Written by

Jonathan Latimer, Charles Nordhoff, James Norman Hall

Directed by

John Farrow

Cast

Alan Ladd, James Mason, Patricia Medina

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
708
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA