THEY DARED TO CHALLENGE THE UNKNOWN. THEY WERE THE FIRST. THEY CROSSED THE AUSTRALIAN CONTINENT FROM MELBOURNE TO THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA.
A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.
Ratings
3.5
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
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
Crew
Gaffer
Camera Operator
Grip
Assistant Editor
Clapper Loader
Assistant Grip
Best Boy Grip
Still Photographer
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Assistant Camera
Third Assistant Director
Key Grip
Focus Puller
Best Boy Electric
Negative Cutter
Location Manager
Color Grading
Continuity
Writer
Director of Photography
Executive Producer
Director
Original Music Composer
Editor
Producer
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Production Design
Details
Release Date
1985-10-30
Runtime
140 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
Stony Desert
Hoyts Edgley
Hemdale
Greater Union Organisation (GUO)
Countries
Australia
Genres
History
Adventure
Drama