Burke & Wills

1985 4.9 (7 votes) 2h 20m

Genres

History Adventure Drama

Production Companies

Stony Desert
Hoyts Edgley
Hemdale
Greater Union Organisation (GUO)

They dared to challenge the unknown. They were the first. They crossed the Australian continent from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Overview

A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.

Key Crew

Writer: Michael Thomas

Director of Photography: Russell Boyd

Producer: Graeme Clifford, John Sexton

Director: Graeme Clifford

Top Cast

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

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