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Australia

Australia
★ 6.6/10•2008•2h 45m•PG-13•Adventure•Romance•History

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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.

Baz Luhrmann · Director

Baz Luhrmann · Screenplay

Stuart Beattie · Screenplay

Ronald Harwood · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 45m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 18, 2008
Budget$130,000,000
Revenue$211,787,511

Actors

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Lady Sarah Ashley

Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman

The Drover

Essie Davis

Essie Davis

Katherine

David Wenham

David Wenham

Neil Fletcher

Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown

King Carney

David Gulpilil

David Gulpilil

King George

John Jarratt

John Jarratt

Sergeant

Shea Adams

Shea Adams

Carney Boy

Nathin Art Butler

Nathin Art Butler

Carney Boy

John Walton

John Walton

Carney Boy

Nigel Harbach

Nigel Harbach

Carney Boy

Eddie Baroo

Eddie Baroo

Bull

Arthur Dignam

Arthur Dignam

Father Benedict

Sandy Gore

Sandy Gore

Gloria Carney

Bill Hunter

Bill Hunter

Skipper (Qantas Sloop)

Jacek Koman

Jacek Koman

Ivan

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