Director: Baz Luhrmann
Writer: Baz Luhrmann, Ronald Harwood, Stuart Beattie, Richard Flanagan
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown
Released: November 26, 2008
Rating: (M)
Runtime: 165 minutes
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Story: A romantic action-adventure set in northern Australia prior to World War II, Australia centres on an English aristocrat (Kidman) who inherits a large property. When local cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn cattle drover (Jackman) to drive 2000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the country's most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbour only months earlier. With his new film, Baz Luhrmann is painting on a vast canvas, creating a cinematic experience that brings together romance, drama, adventure and spectacle.
Cast:
Brandon Walters Nullah
Hugh Jackman Drover
Ray Barrett Bull
Nicole Kidman Lady Sarah Ashley
Bryan Brown King Carney
Tony Barry Sergeant Callahan
David Wenham Neil Fletcher
David Gulpilil King George
Jack Thompson Kipling Flynn
Tara Carpenter Essential Services Woman
Rebecca Chatfield Magarri's Niece
Lillian Crombie Bandy Legs
Max Cullen Old Drunk
Essie Davis Cath Carney
Arthur Dignam Father Benedict