Australia (2008)
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- Released
- Runtime 2h 45m
- Director Baz Luhrmann
- Genres Adventure Drama Romance
- Rating 6.6/10 (2,497 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Nicole Kidman
as Lady Sarah Ashley
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Hugh Jackman
as The Drover
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Essie Davis
as Katherine
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David Wenham
as Neil Fletcher
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Bryan Brown
as King Carney
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David Gulpilil
as King George
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John Jarratt
as Sergeant
-
Shea Adams
as Carney Boy
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Nathin Art Butler
as Carney Boy
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John Walton
as Carney Boy
- Nigel Harbach as Carney Boy
-
Eddie Baroo
as Bull
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Arthur Dignam
as Father Benedict
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Sandy Gore
as Gloria Carney
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Bill Hunter
as Skipper (Qantas Sloop)
-
Jacek Koman
as Ivan
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Ben Mendelsohn
as Captain Dutton
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Barry Otto
as Administrator Allsop
Crew
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Baz Luhrmann
Director
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Mandy Walker
Director of Photography
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Dody Dorn
Editor
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Michael McCusker
Editor
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David Hirschfelder
Original Music Composer
- G. Mac Brown Producer
- Catherine Knapman Producer
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Baz Luhrmann
Producer
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Catherine Martin
Producer
- Paul Watters Producer
-
Baz Luhrmann
Screenplay
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Stuart Beattie
Screenplay
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