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An Australian biopic about the life of pioneering aviator Charles "Smithy" Kingsford-Smith. The film is unusually frank about the controversies that occasionally dogged him. PG Taylor and Billy Hughes both make appearances playing themselves.
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Audiences 67GoodWatch 67
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 59 min
A typical length for history movies
typical 122119Half of all history movies run 108–138 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1946
June 26, 1946
80 years ago
Genre
HistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Australia
18 of 18
Ron RandellSir Charles Kingsford-Smith- MSMuriel SteinbeckMary Powell
- JTJohn TateCharles Ulm
- JNJoy NicholsKay Sutton
- NTNan TaylorNan Kingsford Smith
- JDJohn DunneHarold Kingsford Smith
- AKAlec KellawayCapt. Allan Hancock
- JDJohn DeaseSir Hubert Wilkins
- MCMarshall CrosbyArthur Powell
- ESEdward SmithBeau Sheil
- AHAla HerbertTommy Pethybridge
- JFJohn FleetingKeith Anderson
- JVJoe ValliStringer
- GMG.J. Montgomery-JacksonWarner
- GHGundy HillLyon
- WMWilliam Morris HughesHimself
- PGP. G. TaylorHimself
- JSJohn StannageHimself
Directing · 2
- Ken G. Hall Director, Story, Screenplay
- William Shepherd Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Alec Coppel Screenplay
- Max Afford Story
Production · 2
- N. P. Pery Producer
- Norman Ellison Researcher
Camera · 2
- George Heath Director of Photography
- H. L. Nicholas Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Terry Banks Editor
Sound · 3
- Henry Krips Music, Music Director
- Clive Cross Sound Engineer
- Arthur Smith Sound Engineer
Art · 3
- J. Alan Kenyon Art Direction
- George Hurst Art Direction Intern
- Joyce Brown Interior Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Mavis Ripper Costume Designer
Other crew · 1
- Jack Gardiner Special Effects
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