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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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.
Director
Baz Luhrmann
Budget
130.0M
Revenue
211.8M
Status
Released
Production
Bazmark, 20th Century Fox, Dune Entertainment, Ingenious Film Partners
Cast
Nicole Kidman
Lady Sarah Ashley
Hugh Jackman
The Drover
Essie Davis
Katherine
David Wenham
Neil Fletcher
Bryan Brown
King Carney
David Gulpilil
King George
John Jarratt
Sergeant
Shea Adams
Carney Boy
Nathin Art Butler
Carney Boy
John Walton
Carney Boy
Nigel Harbach
Carney Boy
Eddie Baroo
Bull
Arthur Dignam
Father Benedict
Sandy Gore
Gloria Carney
Bill Hunter
Skipper (Qantas Sloop)
Jacek Koman
Ivan
Ben Mendelsohn
Captain Dutton
Barry Otto
Administrator Allsop
David Ngoombujarra
Magarri
Bruce Spence
Dr. Barker
Jack Thompson
Kipling Flynn
Yuen Wah
Sing Song
Kerry Walker
Myrtle Allsop
Ray Barrett
Ramsden
Jamal Sydney Bednarz
Mission Boy
Tony Barry
Sergeant Callahan
Ursula Yovich
Daisy
Brandon Walters
Nullah
Matthew Whittet
Brother Frank
Lillian Crombie
Bandy Legs
Max Cullen
Old Drunk
Haidee Gaudry
Essential Services Woman
Jamie Gulpilil
Porter (Wharf)
Peter Gwynne
Lady Sarah's Butler
Jimmy Hong
Carney Manservant
Angus Pilakui
Goolaj
Adam McMonigal
Darwin Policeman
Robin Queree
Ball Guest
Mark Rathbone
Stockman
Crusoe Kurddal
Aboriginal Tracker
Siena Larsson
Flying Boat Passenger Child
Anton Monsted
Maitland Ashley (uncredited)
William Gabriel
Drover / Guest / Waiter (uncredited)
Chris Polzot
Firefighter (uncredited)
Damian Bradford
Constable #1
Eugene Kang
Waiter
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