Burke & Wills (1985)
4.9|30 Oct, 1985|140 min
They dared to challenge the unknown. They were the first. They crossed the Australian continent from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
4.9|30 Oct, 1985|140 min
Released
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A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.
Language
Budget$9,000,000
Revenue $1,600,000
English
Budget$9,000,000
Revenue $1,600,000
Keywords
australia
journalist
countdown
sandstorm
maze
victorian england
tragedy
desert
outback
journey
19th century
aborigine
australian history
rescue operation
Casts
Jack Thompson
Robert O'Hara Burke
Nigel Havers
William John Wills
Greta Scacchi
Julia Matthews
Matthew Fargher
John King
Ralph Cotterill
Charley Gray
Drew Forsythe
Brahe
Chris Haywood
Tom McDonagh
Monroe Reimers
Dost Mahomet
Ron Blanchard
Bill Patton
Barry Hill
George Landells
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Ambrose Kyte
Arthur Dignam
Sir William Stawell
Ken Goodlet
Doctor John Masadam
Edward Hepple
Ludwig Becker
Peter Collingwood
Doctor William Wills
Susannah Harker
Bessie Wills
Martin Redpath
Mayor of Melbourne
Julie Hamilton
Mrs. Kyte
Nick Carrafa
Edwin Welch
John Gregg
Alfred Irwin
Paul Pryor
Jimmy
Deryck Barnes
Tom Paine
Les Foxcroft
Harry
Nick Magasic
Dick
John Penman
Pub Kid
Stan Roach
Town Black
Redmond Phillips
Committee Man
Mark Pegler
Journalist
Ailsa Carpenter
Mrs. Macadam
Antoinette Blaxand
Mayor's Wife
Mary Acres
Julia's Dresser
Soma Dissanyake
Sepoy
David Bracks
Sepoy
Jay Mahatheva
Sepoy
Lucy Bell
Kyte's Daughter
Bernadette Hockings
Kyte's Daughter
Matthew Savage
Christopher Marsden
Roderick Williams
Bill Wright
Crews
Brian Bansgrove
Gaffer
Nixon Binney
Camera Operator
Louis Irving
Camera Operator
Stuart Green
Grip
Jeanine Chiavlo
Assistant Editor
Garry Phillips
Clapper Loader
Greg Mossop
Assistant Grip
Paul Gantner
Best Boy Grip
David Parker
Still Photographer
Mark Turnbull
First Assistant Director
Tony Mahood
Second Assistant Director
Derry Field
Assistant Camera
Craig Bolles
Second Assistant Director
Craig Sinclair
Third Assistant Director
Ray Brown
Key Grip
Peter Menzies Jr.
Focus Puller
Colin Chase
Best Boy Electric
Karen Clark
Negative Cutter
Ron Stigwood
Location Manager
Tony Manning
Color Grading
Stephanie Flack
Assistant Editor
Moya Iceton
Continuity
Brendan Shanley
Assistant Grip
Michael Thomas
Writer
Russell Boyd
Director of Photography
Greg Ricketson
Executive Producer
Graeme Clifford
Director
Michael Edgley
Executive Producer
Peter Sculthorpe
Original Music Composer
Tim Wellburn
Editor
John Sexton
Producer
Terry Jackman
Executive Producer
Graeme Clifford
Producer
Brian Edmonds
Set Decoration
George Liddle
Costume Design
Sally Campbell
Set Decoration
Ross Major
Production Design
Backdrops & Posters
