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Botany Bay (1953)

Movie"SAVAGE as the Great Continent They Invaded!"
Audience Score
65
Botany Bay
NR 1 hr 33 minOct 7th, 1953Action, Romance, Adventure
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.
StarringAlan LaddJames MasonPatricia Medina
DirectorJohn Farrow

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 7th, 1953
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Paramount Pictures
Movie Tags:
based on novel or bookaustraliaship18th centuryconvictmutinyhigh seas