Australia
Movie · 2008 · Adventure Romance History · 2h 45m · Director: Baz Luhrmann
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Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.
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Cast
Nicole KidmanLady Sarah Ashley
Hugh JackmanThe Drover
Essie DavisKatherine
David WenhamNeil Fletcher
Bryan BrownKing Carney
David GulpililKing George
John JarrattSergeant
Shea AdamsCarney Boy
Nathin Art ButlerCarney Boy
John WaltonCarney Boy- Nigel HarbachCarney Boy
Eddie BarooBull
Arthur DignamFather Benedict
Sandy GoreGloria Carney
Bill HunterSkipper (Qantas Sloop)
Full cast and crew
- Directed byBaz Luhrmann
- Written byStuart Beattie
Ronald Harwood
Richard FlanaganBaz Luhrmann - Music byDavid Hirschfelder
Starring
- Lady Sarah AshleyNicole Kidman
- The DroverHugh Jackman
- KatherineEssie Davis
- Neil FletcherDavid Wenham
Also starring
- King CarneyBryan Brown
- King GeorgeDavid Gulpilil
- SergeantJohn Jarratt
- Carney BoyShea Adams
- Carney BoyNathin Art Butler
- Carney BoyJohn Walton
- Carney BoyNigel Harbach
- BullEddie Baroo
- Father BenedictArthur Dignam
- Gloria CarneySandy Gore
- Skipper (Qantas Sloop)Bill Hunter
- IvanJacek Koman
Details
- Released
- Nov 18, 2008
- Original language
- English
- Directed by
- Baz Luhrmann
- Written by
- Stuart Beattie, Ronald Harwood, Richard Flanagan, Baz Luhrmann
- Music by
- David Hirschfelder
- Director of photography
- Mandy Walker
- Production companies
Bazmark
20th Century Fox- Dune Entertainment
Ingenious Film Partners
- Production countries
- Australia United Kingdom United States
- Budget
- $130M
- Box office
- $211.8M
- Age rating
- PG-13