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Australia is a 2008 epic adventure drama film directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. The screenplay was written by Luhrmann and screenwriter Stuart Beattie, with Ronald Harwood and Richard Flanagan. The film is a character story, set between 1939 and 1942 against a dramatised backdrop of events across northern Australia at the time, such as the bombing of Darwin during World War II.
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2008 · 2h 45m · Adventure · Romance · Drama
TMDB 6.6/10 (2,475 votes)
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 by Japanese forces firsthand.
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Box office $212M worldwide
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Nicole Kidmanas Lady Sarah Ashley.jpg?width=400)
Hugh Jackmanas The Drover
Essie Davisas Katherine
David Wenhamas Neil Fletcher
Bryan Brownas King Carney
David Gulpililas King George
John Jarrattas Sergeant
Shea Adamsas Carney Boy
Nathin Art Butleras Carney Boy
John Waltonas Carney BoyNNigel Harbachas Carney Boy
Eddie Barooas Bull
Arthur Dignamas Father Benedict
Sandy Goreas Gloria Carney