Botany Bay poster

Movie · 1952

Botany Bay

Released 26 December 1952 More from 1952 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

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.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Cedric Hardwicke
as Gov. Phillip
59
Alan Ladd
as Hugh Tallant
39
Ben Wright
as Deck Officer Green
37
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
22years between the oldest and youngest billed
59Cedric Hardwicke — oldest on the call sheet
37Ben Wright — youngest billed
45average age of the credited cast
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