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The Overlanders

Australia

1946

91 Min
Black and White
1.37:1
English
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DIR Harry Watt

PROD Michael Balcon

SCR Harry Watt, Ralph Smart

DP Osmond Borradaile

CAST Chips Rafferty, John Nugent Hayward, Daphne Campbell, Jean Blue, Helen Grieve

ED Inman Hunter

MUSIC John Ireland

Director

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Harry Watt

Harry Watt (18 October 1906 – 2 April 1987) was a Scottish documentary and feature film director, who began his career working for John Grierson and Robert Flaherty. His 1959 film The Siege of Pinchgut was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. He was born in Edinburgh, and died in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

His film Target for Tonight won an honorary Academy Award in 1942. —Wikipedia 

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Nigel Mallet

1May10

Not a particularly good film, however it is one of the rare Australian films in the post silent era to the 70's. The fact that it was made at all, merits its inclusion here.

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