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The Overlanders

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

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.

Top Cast

  • Chips Rafferty

    Chips Rafferty

    Dan McAlpine

  • John Nugent Hayward

    John Nugent Hayward

    Bill Parsons

  • Daphne Campbell

    Daphne Campbell

    Mary Parsons

  • Jean Blue

    Jean Blue

    Mrs. Parsons

  • Helen Grieve

    Helen Grieve

    Helen Parsons

  • John Fernside

    John Fernside

    Corky

  • Peter Pagan

    Peter Pagan

    Sailor

  • Frank Ransome

    Frank Ransome

    Charlie

  • Stan Tolhurst

    Stan Tolhurst

    Manager

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.

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