La nave de los condenados

La nave de los condenados (1952)

Botany Bay

Melodrama aventurero cuya acción se desarrolla a finales del siglo XVIII, cuando un barco cargado de presos zarpa de Londres con destino a Nueva Gales del Sur, en las Antípodas, donde el Imperio Británico tiene previsto establecer una colonia penal. Entre los presos, un estudiante de medicina, Hugh Tallant (Alan Ladd) es injustamente confinado y torturado sin piedad por el cruel y sádico capitán Gilbert (James Mason), al tiempo que una atractiva bailarina (Patricia Medina) comienza a sentirse atraída por él.

Fecha de estreno
1952-12-26
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (24)
Duración
1 h 34 min
Géneros
Aventura, Romance, Acción, Drama
Director
John Farrow

Reparto

Curiosidades

Botany Bay is a 1953 American adventure film directed by John Farrow and starring Alan Ladd, James Mason and Patricia Medina. It was based on a novel of the same name by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.

Production

There was film interest in the book even before its publication because of the success of Mutiny on the Bounty, also from a novel by Nordhoff and Hall. The film rights were sold in July 1940 for a reported $50,000 and was intended to be a vehicle for Joel McCrea.

In 1941 Joel McCrea expressed interest in playing the lead. The film was originally planned to be made in 1946, starring Ray Milland with location shooting in Australia. However these plans were delayed when Paramount became concerned about the cost.

The project was re-activated in 1951 as a vehicle for Alan Ladd. It was inspired by the box office success of Two Years Before the Mast.

Four koalas and two kangaroos were flown from Australia to appear in the film. The koalas were the first to be exported from Australia in 25 years and were later transferred to San Diego Zoo.

The only Australian-born members of the cast were Murray Matheson and Brandon Toomey. Aboriginal characters were played by African-American actors.

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