King of the Coral Sea
| King of the Coral Sea | |
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| Directed by | Lee Robinson |
| Written by | Lee Robinson Chips Rafferty |
| Produced by | Chips Rafferty Lee Robinson (uncredited) |
| Starring | Chips Rafferty Charles Tingwell Rod Taylor |
| Cinematography | Ross Wood Noel Monkman (underwater photography) |
| Edited by | Alex Ezard |
| Music by | Wilbur Sampson |
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| Distributed by | British Empire Films |
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Running time | 85 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £23,862 |
| Box office | £34,000 (England) £26,000 (Australia) |
King of the Coral Sea is a 1954 film starring Chips Rafferty and Charles Tingwell, directed by Lee Robinson and shot on location in Thursday Island. It was one of the most commercially successful Australian films of the 1950s and was Rod Taylor's film debut.