Burke & Wills
They dared to challenge the unknown. They were the first. They crossed the Australian continent from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
1985 | 140m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Graeme Clifford |
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| Writer: | Michael Thomas |
| Staring: |
| A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 30, 1985 |
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| Director: | Graeme Clifford |
| Writer: | Michael Thomas |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama, History |
| Keywords | australia, journalist, countdown, sandstorm, maze, victorian england, tragedy, desert, outback, journey, 19th century, aborigine, australian history, rescue operation |
| Production Companies | Hemdale, Greater Union Organisation (GUO), Hoyts Edgley, Stony Desert |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,600,000
Budget: $9,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Graeme Clifford | Director |
| Russell Boyd | Director of Photography |
| Louis Irving | Camera Operator |
| Michael Thomas | Writer |
| Peter Menzies Jr. | Focus Puller |
| Peter Sculthorpe | Original Music Composer |
| Tim Wellburn | Editor |
| Ross Major | Production Design |
| Sally Campbell | Set Decoration |
| Brian Edmonds | Set Decoration |
| George Liddle | Costume Design |
| Mark Turnbull | First Assistant Director |
| Craig Bolles | Second Assistant Director |
| Tony Mahood | Second Assistant Director |
| Craig Sinclair | Third Assistant Director |
| Brian Bansgrove | Gaffer |
| Nixon Binney | Camera Operator |
| Ray Brown | Key Grip |
| Colin Chase | Best Boy Electric |
| Derry Field | Assistant Camera |
| Paul Gantner | Best Boy Grip |
| Stuart Green | Grip |
| Greg Mossop | Assistant Grip |
| David Parker | Still Photographer |
| Garry Phillips | Clapper Loader |
| Brendan Shanley | Assistant Grip |
| Jeanine Chiavlo | Assistant Editor |
| Karen Clark | Negative Cutter |
| Stephanie Flack | Assistant Editor |
| Tony Manning | Color Grading |
| Moya Iceton | Continuity |
| Ron Stigwood | Location Manager |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Graeme Clifford | Producer |
| John Sexton | Producer |
| Greg Ricketson | Executive Producer |
| Terry Jackman | Executive Producer |
| Michael Edgley | Executive Producer |
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