History · Adventure · Romance

Australia

Directed byBaz Luhrmann

2008 · 2h 45m

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 & crew

Cast

  • Nicole KidmanLady Sarah Ashley
  • Hugh JackmanThe Drover
  • Essie DavisKatherine
  • David WenhamNeil Fletcher
  • Bryan BrownKing Carney
  • David GulpililKing George
  • John JarrattSergeant
  • Shea AdamsCarney Boy
  • Nathin Art ButlerCarney Boy
  • John WaltonCarney Boy
  • Nigel HarbachCarney Boy
  • Eddie BarooBull

Crew

  • Baz LuhrmannDirector, Writer
  • Richard FlanaganWriter
  • Ronald HarwoodWriter
  • Stuart BeattieWriter