Top billed cast

1. 

   Nicole Kidman

   Lady Sarah Ashley

2. 

   Hugh Jackman

   The Drover

3. 

   Essie Davis

   Katherine

4. 

   David Wenham

   Neil Fletcher

5. 

   Bryan Brown

   King Carney

6. 

   David Gulpilil

   King George

7. 

   John Jarratt

   Sergeant

8. 

   Shea Adams

   Carney Boy

9. 

   Nathin Art Butler

   Carney Boy

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2020-01-12

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...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$130,000,000.00

Revenue
$211,787,511.00

Keywords

• australia
• missionary
• world war ii
• ranch
• cattle drive
• racist
• prejudice
• suspicion of adultery
• australian outback
• 1940s
• 1930s
• stampede
• trampled to death
• kimberley, australia