Burke & Wills (1985)

ALL 10/30/1985 (en) History, Adventure, Drama 140 Min
  • Release
    10/30/1985
  • Production
    Stony Desert, Hoyts Edgley, Hemdale, Greater Union Organisation (GUO)
  • Rotten tomato
    49%
  • Original title
    Burke & Wills
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 1,600,000.00
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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.

  1. Graeme Clifford

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Tim Wellburn

    Editor



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  1. Jack Thompson

    Robert O'Hara Burke

  2. Nigel Havers

    William John Wills

  3. Greta Scacchi

    Julia Matthews

  4. Matthew Fargher

    John King

  5. Ralph Cotterill

    Charley Gray

  6. Drew Forsythe

    Brahe

  7. Chris Haywood

    Tom McDonagh

  8. Monroe Reimers

    Dost Mahomet

  9. Ron Blanchard

    Bill Patton

  10. Barry Hill

    George Landells

  11. Hugh Keays-Byrne

    Ambrose Kyte

  12. Arthur Dignam

    Sir William Stawell

  13. Ken Goodlet

    Doctor John Masadam

  14. Edward Hepple

    Ludwig Becker

  15. Peter Collingwood

    Doctor William Wills

  16. Susannah Harker

    Bessie Wills

  17. Martin Redpath

    Mayor of Melbourne

  18. Julie Hamilton

    Mrs. Kyte

  19. Nick Carrafa

    Edwin Welch

  20. John Gregg

    Alfred Irwin

  21. Paul Pryor

    Jimmy

  22. Deryck Barnes

    Tom Paine

  23. Les Foxcroft

    Harry

  24. Nick Magasic

    Dick

  25. John Penman

    Pub Kid

  26. Stan Roach

    Town Black

  27. Redmond Phillips

    Committee Man

  28. Mark Pegler

    Journalist

  29. Ailsa Carpenter

    Mrs. Macadam

  30. Antoinette Blaxand

    Mayor's Wife

  31. Mary Acres

    Julia's Dresser

  32. Soma Dissanyake

    Sepoy

  33. David Bracks

    Sepoy

  34. Jay Mahatheva

    Sepoy

  35. Lucy Bell

    Kyte's Daughter

  36. Bernadette Hockings

    Kyte's Daughter

  37. Matthew Savage

    Christopher Marsden

  38. Roderick Williams

    Bill Wright

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 38 , Crews : 37

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Burke & Wills (1985) 140 Min

ALL 10/30/1985 (en)
History, Adventure, Drama
  • Release 10/30/1985
  • Production
    Stony Desert, Hoyts Edgley, Hemdale, Greater Union Organisation (GUO)
  • Original title Burke & Wills
  • en
  • Revenue1,600,000.00

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.

  1. Graeme Clifford

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Tim Wellburn

    Editor

  4. Graeme Clifford, John Sexton

    Producer