Based on a play by Willis Hall. A troop of British soldiers are out in the jungle to record jungle noises and troop noises in the jungle so that the recordings can be played back by other troops to divert the enemy to their whereabouts. As they progress to what they think is closer to the base camp they find themselves farther and farther from radio range until the only channel they can get clearly is that of a Japanese broadcast. They now realize they are probably only 10 to 15 miles from a Japanese camp! The tension is added to by rowdy and openly admitted "non-hero" Private Bamforth who has nothing good to say about anyone and especially Corporal Johnstone (who holds an equal dislike for Bamforth). When a Japanese soldier is taken as their prisoner, the true colours of each man comes to the surface

On the Beach

1959

English

7.1

♡ 17

78%

69%

Action

australia

based on novel or book

san francisco, california

Sci-Fi

submarine

Stanley Kramer Director

Gregory Peck as Cmdr. Dwight Lionel Towers, USS Sawfish

Anthony Perkins as Lt. Peter Holmes - Royal Australian Navy

Ava Gardner as Moira Davidson

John Meillon as Ralph Swain

In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?

Inn of the Damned

1975

English

4.7

♡ 3

Terry Bourke Director

Alex Cord as Cal Kincaid

John Meillon as George Parr

Joseph Fürst as Lazar Straulle

Michael Craig as Paul Melford

A sheriff investigates why the guests at a local hostelry check in, but never check out.

Billy Budd

1962

English

7.8

♡ 7

92%

Peter Ustinov Director

Terence Stamp as Billy Budd - Merchant Seaman, Rights of Man

Ronald Lewis as Enoch Jenkins - Maintopman

John Meillon as Neil Kincaid - Maintopman

Lee Montague as Squeak - Assistant to Mr. Claggart

Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.

Crocodile Dundee

1986

English

6.6

♡ 58

89%

Peter Faiman Director

Anne Carlisle as Gwendoline

Mark Blum as Richard Mason

Caitlin Clarke as Simone

John Meillon as Walter Reilly

When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee negotiates the concrete jungle. He proves that his instincts are quite useful in the city and adeptly handles everything from wily muggers to high-society snoots without breaking a sweat.

The Dove

1974

English

6.3

♡ 4

67%

Charles Jarrott Director

Dabney Coleman as Charles Huntley

Ivor Barry as Kenniston

John McLiam as Lyle Graham

John Meillon as Tim

16-year-old Robin Lee Graham aims to become the youngest person to sail around the world in a 23-foot sloop named "The Dove". On his journey, he meets and falls in love with Patti Ratteree, who is also traveling around the world. As Robin sails around the world to many beautiful locales, he grows from a boy to a man, finds himself, and finds the love of his life.

The Cars That Ate Paris

1974

English

5.6

♡ 6

65%

Peter Weir Director

Bruce Spence as Charlie

Peter Armstrong as Gorman

John Meillon as Mayor

Max Phipps as Rev. Mulray

The small town of Paris, Australia deliberately causes car accidents, then sells/salvages all valuables from the wrecks as a means of economy.

Guns at Batasi

1964

English

7.1

♡ 1

78%

John Guillermin Director

Earl Cameron as Captain Abraham

Cecil Parker as Fletcher

John Meillon as Sgt. 'Aussie' Drake

Bernard Horsfall as Sgt. 'Schoolie' Prideaux

An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience to defend those in his care.

Walkabout

1971

English

7.6

♡ 23

86%

Action

Adventure

australia

based on novel or book

Nicolas Roeg Director

David Gulpilil as Black Boy

John Meillon as Father

Jenny Agutter as Girl

George Roubicek as Radio Announcer

Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.

633 Squadron

1964

English

6.4

♡ 13

29%

Walter Grauman Director

John Meillon as Flight Lt. Gillibrand

Angus Lennie as Flying Officer Hoppy Hopkinson

Maria Perschy as Hilde Bergman

Cliff Robertson as Wing Cmdr. Roy Grant

When Norwegian resistance leader Lieutenant Erik Bergman reports the location of a German V-2 rocket fuel plant, the Royal Air Force's 633 Squadron is assigned the mission to destroy it. The plant is in a seemingly-impregnable location beneath an overhanging cliff at the end of a long, narrow fjord lined with anti-aircraft guns. The only way to destroy the plant is by collapsing the cliff on top of it.

Wake in Fright

1971

English

7.5

♡ 33

96%

83%

Action

australia

based on novel or book

Ted Kotcheff Director

John Meillon as Charlie

Jack Thompson as Dick

Donald Pleasence as Doc Tydon

Sylvia Kay as Janette Hynes

A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.

They're a Weird Mob

1966

English

6.4

♡ 3

57%

Michael Powell Director

John Meillon as Dennis

Don Philps as Policeman

Vincent Gil as Ship passenger

Liza Goddard as Young woman on ferry

An Italian sports journalist arrives in Australia but finds no work. The only employment he can find is as a builder's labourer. At first, he cannot comprehend the culture, but eventually he finds mateship and romance.

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