Movie
Australia
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-11-18
- Runtime
- 165 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Romance, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Bazmark, 20th Century Fox, Dune Entertainment, Ingenious Film Partners
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Nicole Kidman as Lady Sarah Ashley
- Hugh Jackman as The Drover
- Essie Davis as Katherine
- David Wenham as Neil Fletcher
- Bryan Brown as King Carney
- David Gulpilil as King George
- John Jarratt as Sergeant
- Shea Adams as Carney Boy
- Nathin Art Butler as Carney Boy
- John Walton as Carney Boy
- Nigel Harbach as Carney Boy
- Eddie Baroo as Bull
Crew
- Baz Luhrmann - Director
- Baz Luhrmann - Screenplay
- Ronald Harwood - Screenplay
- Richard Flanagan - Screenplay
- Stuart Beattie - Screenplay
- Baz Luhrmann - Story
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