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Burke & Wills
They dared to challenge the unknown. They were the first. They crossed the Australian continent from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.
Cast
- Jack Thompson as Robert O'Hara Burke
- Nigel Havers as William John Wills
- Greta Scacchi as Julia Matthews
- Matthew Fargher as John King
- Ralph Cotterill as Charley Gray
- Drew Forsythe as Brahe
- Chris Haywood as Tom McDonagh
- Monroe Reimers as Dost Mahomet
- Ron Blanchard as Bill Patton
- Barry Hill as George Landells
- Hugh Keays-Byrne as Ambrose Kyte
- Arthur Dignam as Sir William Stawell
Details
- Director
- Graeme Clifford
- Released
- October 30, 1985
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Genres
- History, Adventure, Drama
- Studio
- Hoyts Edgley and GUO
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 5.1 / 10 from 9 votes
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