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Australia

Australia

★ 6,6 /10 (2,522 Votes)
2008 EN 165 min

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.

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Release date

18/11/2008

Votes

2,522

Popularity

4.3

Welcome to Australia!

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

165 min

Budget

$130,000,000

Revenue

$211,787,511

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Lady Sarah Ashley

Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman

The Drover

Essie Davis

Essie Davis

Katherine

David Wenham

David Wenham

Neil Fletcher

Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown

King Carney

David Gulpilil

David Gulpilil

King George

John Jarratt

John Jarratt

Sergeant

Shea Adams

Shea Adams

Carney Boy

Nathin Art Butler

Nathin Art Butler

Carney Boy

John Walton

John Walton

Carney Boy

Nigel Harbach

Nigel Harbach

Carney Boy

Eddie Baroo

Eddie Baroo

Bull

Arthur Dignam

Arthur Dignam

Father Benedict

Sandy Gore

Sandy Gore

Gloria Carney

Bill Hunter

Bill Hunter

Skipper (Qantas Sloop)

Jacek Koman

Jacek Koman

Ivan

Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn

Captain Dutton

Barry Otto

Barry Otto

Administrator Allsop

David Ngoombujarra

David Ngoombujarra

Magarri

Bruce Spence

Bruce Spence

Dr. Barker

Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

Kipling Flynn

Yuen Wah

Yuen Wah

Sing Song

Kerry Walker

Kerry Walker

Myrtle Allsop

Ray Barrett

Ray Barrett

Ramsden

Tony Barry

Tony Barry

Sergeant Callahan

Ursula Yovich

Ursula Yovich

Daisy

Brandon Walters

Brandon Walters

Nullah

Matthew Whittet

Matthew Whittet

Brother Frank

Lillian Crombie

Lillian Crombie

Bandy Legs

Max Cullen

Max Cullen

Old Drunk

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Haidee Gaudry

Essential Services Woman

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Tara Carpenter

Essential Services Woman

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Jamie Gulpilil

Porter (Wharf)

Peter Gwynne

Peter Gwynne

Lady Sarah's Butler

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Jimmy Hong

Carney Manservant

Angus Pilakui

Angus Pilakui

Goolaj

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Adam McMonigal

Darwin Policeman

Mark Rathbone

Mark Rathbone

Stockman

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Crusoe Kurddal

Aboriginal Tracker

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Siena Larsson

Flying Boat Passenger Child

Anton Monsted

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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Rebecca Chatfield

Magarri's Niece

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Michelle Dyzla

Hairdresser

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Sean Hall

Soldier (At Government House)

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Joy Hilditch

Essential Services Woman

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Matthew Hills

Flying Boat Steward

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Robert Jago

Military Police

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Mark Malabirr

Porter (Wharf)

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Jacob Linger

Evacuee Child

Robin Queree

Robin Queree

Ball Guest

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John Martin

Ball Guest

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Jack Leech

Ball Guest

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Charles Leung

Waiter

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Eugene Kang

Waiter

Nathan Lawson

Nathan Lawson

Constable #2

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Jamal Sydney Bednarz

Mission Boy

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Terence Gregory

Mission Boy

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Jarwyn Irvin-Collins

Mission Boy

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Cody Lea

Mission Boy

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Logan Mattingley

Mission Boy

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Liam Lannigan

Mission Boy

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Patrick Mylott

Naval Officer

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Garry Scott

Downtown Pub Patron

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Phillippe Moon

Ball Photographer (as Philippe Moon)

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Nyalik Munungurr

Mission Boy

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Dylan Minggun

MIssion Boy

John Sheerin

John Sheerin

Fireman

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Elaine Walker

Ball Guest

Danielle Carey

Danielle Carey

Evacuee Mother (uncredited)

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Will Gabriel

Drover / Guest / Waiter (uncredited)

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Andrew Hamilton

Bar Goer (uncredited)

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Shaun R.L. King

Soldier (uncredited)

Bronte Larsson

Bronte Larsson

Flying Boat Passenger Child 2 (uncredited)

Harrison Norris

Harrison Norris

Crying Boy (uncredited)

Brennan Muhoberac

Brennan Muhoberac

Military Policeman (uncredited)

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John Chard

John Chard

2020-01-12

⭐ 7

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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