History ·Adventure ·Drama · Australia · 1985 · 2h 20m

Burke & Wills

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Director
Graeme Clifford
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
Crew
Russell Boyd — Director of Photography Tim Wellburn — Editor Peter Sculthorpe — Original Music Composer Michael Thomas — Writer John Sexton — Producer Graeme Clifford — Producer
Tagline

They dared to challenge the unknown. They were the first. They crossed the Australian continent from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Synopsis

A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.

Mood & Themes
australiajournalistcountdownsandstormmazevictorian englandtragedydesertoutbackjourney19th centuryaborigine
Key Collaborators
Graeme Clifford Director Russell Boyd Director of Photography Tim Wellburn Editor Peter Sculthorpe Original Music Composer Michael Thomas Writer John Sexton Producer Graeme Clifford Producer Ross Major Production Design George Liddle Costume Design
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