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Australia (2008)
6.7
Ratings: 6.7/10 from 54,229 users
Metascore:
53/100
Reviews: 414 user | 232 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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Cast
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Carney Boy #3
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| Eddie Baroo | ... |
Bull
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| Tony Barry | ... | ||
| Jamal Bednarz-Metallah | ... | ||
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Damian Bradford | ... |
Constable #1
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| Bryan Brown | ... | ||
| Nathin Butler | ... |
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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| Essie Davis | ... |
Cath Carney
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Arthur Dignam | ... | |
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Michelle Dyzla | ... |
Hairdresser
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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
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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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Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Baz Luhrmann, Anton Monsted & Schuyler Weiss
Performed by Elton John
Elton John appears courtesy of Mercury Records Ltd
Produced by Elton John with additional production by Baz Luhrmann (as BLAM),
Anton Monsted (as BLAM) See more »
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Trivia
This film's opening prologue states: "After the bombing of Pearl Harbour on the 7th December 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy steamed south, unleashing their fire on Darwin, a city in the Northern Territory of Australia. 'The Territory' was a land of crocodiles, cattle barons and warrior chiefs where adventure and romance was a way of life. It was also a place where Aboriginal children of mixed-race were taken by force from their families and trained for service in white society. These children became known as the Stolen Generations." See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During the Charity Ball the bandleader calls for a foxtrot. The band plays "Begin the Beguine" which is not a foxtrot. See more »Soundtracks
"The Drover's Ballad"Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Baz Luhrmann, Anton Monsted & Schuyler Weiss
Performed by Elton John
Elton John appears courtesy of Mercury Records Ltd
Produced by Elton John with additional production by Baz Luhrmann (as BLAM),
Anton Monsted (as BLAM) See more »
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