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Australia (2008)
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Ratings: 6.6/10 from 59,193 users
Metascore:
53/100
Reviews: 414 user | 233 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand. Director:Baz Luhrmann |
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Carney Boy #3
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Bull
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Damian Bradford | ... |
Constable #1
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Carney Boy #1
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Tara Carpenter | ... |
Essential Services Woman
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Rebecca Chatfield | ... |
Magarri's Niece
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Lillian Crombie | ... |
Bandy Legs
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Max Cullen | ... |
Old Drunk
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Cath Carney
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Arthur Dignam | ... | |
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Michelle Dyzla | ... |
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Storyline
In northern Australia at the beginning of World War II, an English aristocrat inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn stock-man to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the country's most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier. Written by Anonymous
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Rated PG-13 for some violence, a scene of sensuality, and brief strong language See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Austrália See more »Box Office
Budget:
$130,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$14,800,723 (USA) (30 November 2008) (2642 Screens)Gross:
$211,282,098 (Worldwide) (5 April 2009)Company Credits
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Performed by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
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