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Australia( 2008)

TV-MAAdventureRomanceDrama
66%
User
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Welcome to 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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Nicole Kidman

      Lady Sarah Ashley

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      Hugh Jackman

      The Drover

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      Essie Davis

      Katherine

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      David Wenham

      Neil Fletcher

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      Bryan Brown

      King Carney

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      David Gulpilil

      King George

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      John Jarratt

      Sergeant

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      Shea Adams

      Carney Boy

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      Nathin Art Butler

      Carney Boy

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      John Walton

      Carney Boy

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      Nigel Harbach

      Carney Boy

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      Eddie Baroo

      Bull

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      Arthur Dignam

      Father Benedict

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      Sandy Gore

      Gloria Carney

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      Bill Hunter

      Skipper (Qantas Sloop)

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      Jacek Koman

      Ivan

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      Ben Mendelsohn

      Captain Dutton

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      Barry Otto

      Administrator Allsop

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      David Ngoombujarra

      Magarri

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      Bruce Spence

      Dr. Barker

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      Jack Thompson

      Kipling Flynn

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      Yuen Wah

      Sing Song

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      Kerry Walker

      Myrtle Allsop

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      Ray Barrett

      Ramsden

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      Jamal Sydney Bednarz

      Mission Boy

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      Tony Barry

      Sergeant Callahan

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      Ursula Yovich

      Daisy

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      Brandon Walters

      Nullah

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      Matthew Whittet

      Brother Frank

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      Lillian Crombie

      Bandy Legs

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      Max Cullen

      Old Drunk

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      Haidee Gaudry

      Essential Services Woman

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      Jamie Gulpilil

      Porter (Wharf)

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      Peter Gwynne

      Lady Sarah's Butler

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      Jimmy Hong

      Carney Manservant

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      Angus Pilakui

      Goolaj

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      Adam McMonigal

      Darwin Policeman

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      Robin Queree

      Ball Guest

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      Mark Rathbone

      Stockman

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      Crusoe Kurddal

      Aboriginal Tracker

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      Siena Larsson

      Flying Boat Passenger Child

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      Danielle Carey

      Evacuee Mother (uncredited)

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      Anton Monsted

      Maitland Ashley (uncredited)

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      William Gabriel

      Drover / Guest / Waiter (uncredited)

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      Chris Polzot

      Firefighter (uncredited)

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      Damian Bradford

      Constable #1

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      Eugene Kang

      Waiter

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    7
    Written by John Chard on Sun Jan 12 2020
    King George angry at them white fellas. King George say them white fella bad spirit. Must be taken from this land. Australia is directed by Baz Luhrmann and Luhrmann co-writes the screenplay with Stuart Beattie, Ronald Harwood, and Richard Flanagan. It stars Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Bryan Brown and Brandon Walters. It took a bit of a kicking from the pro critics upon release, where the consensus is that at a cost of $130 million this intended sprawling epic is an ambitious flop. For the record at the box office it practically made double its outlay, so certainly wasn't ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    130000000.00

    Revenue

    211787511.00

    Keywords

    • australia
    • missionary
    • world war ii
    • ranch
    • cattle drive
    • racist
    • prejudice
    • suspicion of adultery
    • australian outback
    • 1940s
    • 1930s
    • stampede
    • trampled to death