Australia

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.

Media

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 18, 2008

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Chinese, Japanese

Countries

Australia, United Kingdom

Production

Dune Entertainment,20th Century Fox,Ingenious Media,Bazmark Films,Dune Entertainment III,Ingenious Film Partners,ScreenWest,Bazmark

Cast

Nicole Kidman,Hugh Jackman,Essie Davis,David Wenham,Bryan Brown,David Gulpilil,John Jarratt,Shea Adams,Nathin Art Butler,John Waltonand 36 more

Director

Baz Luhrmann

Writer

Baz Luhrmann,Stuart Beattie,Ronald Harwood,Richard Flanagan,Steven McGregor

Producer

Catherine Martin,Paul Watters,G. Mac Brown,Baz Luhrmann,Catherine Knapman

Cinematography

Mandy Walker

Music

David Hirschfelder

Budget

$130,000,000

Revenue

$211,787,511

IMDb

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