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
Ralph Cotterill
Charley Gray
Matthew Fargher
John King
Drew Forsythe
Brahe
Graeme Clifford
Director
Michael Thomas
Writer
Chris Haywood
Tom McDonagh
Monroe Reimers
Dost Mahomet
John Sexton
Producer
Peter Sculthorpe
Composer
Ron Blanchard
Bill Patton
Barry Hill
George Landells
Russell Boyd
Cinematographer
Tim Wellburn
Editor
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
Peter Menzies Jr.
Focus Puller
George Liddle
Costume Design
Garry Phillips
Clapper Loader
Greg Ricketson
Executive Producer
Brian Edmonds
Set Decoration
Jeanine Chiavlo
Assistant Editor
Mark Turnbull
First Assistant Director
Terry Jackman
Executive Producer
Michael Edgley
Executive Producer
Louis Irving
Camera Operator
Tony Mahood
Second Assistant Director
Stephanie Flack
Assistant Editor
David Parker
Still Photographer
Ross Major
Production Design
Derry Field
Assistant Camera
Colin Chase
Best Boy Electric
Moya Iceton
Continuity
Sally Campbell
Set Decoration
Brian Bansgrove
Gaffer
Ray Brown
Key Grip
Ron Stigwood
Location Manager
Brendan Shanley
Assistant Grip
Tony Manning
Color Grading
Craig Bolles
Second Assistant Director
Craig Sinclair
Third Assistant Director
Nixon Binney
Camera Operator
Paul Gantner
Best Boy Grip
Stuart Green
Grip
Greg Mossop
Assistant Grip
Karen Clark
Negative Cutter
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 30, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 20m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$9,000,000
Box Office$1,600,000
Genres
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.