Burke & Wills (1985)
2h 20m
Running Time
October 30, 1985Release Date
Plot.
A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.
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Cast & Crew.

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

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

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

Louis Irving
Camera Operator

Peter Menzies Jr.
Focus Puller

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

Graeme Clifford
Director / Producer

Michael Thomas
Writer

John Sexton
Producer

Greg Ricketson
Executive Producer

Terry Jackman
Executive Producer

Michael Edgley
Executive Producer

Peter Sculthorpe
Original Music Composer

Russell Boyd
Director of Photography

Tim Wellburn
Editor

Ross Major
Production Design
Media.

Details.
Release DateOctober 30, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 20m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$9,000,000
Box Office$1,600,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
journalist
countdown
sandstorm
maze
australia
victorian england
tragedy
desert
outback
journey
19th century
aborigine
australian history
rescue operation
Wiki.
Burke & Wills is a 1985 Australian adventure film directed by Graeme Clifford, starring Jack Thompson and Nigel Havers. The film is based on the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition across Australia.
The film follows Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills in their crossing of Australia's interior in 1860–1. The film's account of the story changes the expedition's ending by having the explorers actually reach the northern coast. This upbeat idea was vehemently criticised by Australian reviewers. The film was released a week after the similarly themed comedy Wills & Burke.
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