Australia (2008)

6.6/10 165 min Adventure Romance Drama

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.

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

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

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