Australia
Overview
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.
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Nominated for 1 Oscar. 12 wins & 37 nominations total
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"Welcome to Australia!"
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Budget
$130,000,000
Revenue
$211,787,511
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Cast
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Baz Luhrmann
Story
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Stuart Beattie
Screenplay
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Ronald Harwood
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Richard Flanagan
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Catherine Martin
Producer
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Baz Luhrmann
Screenplay
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David Hirschfelder
Original Music Composer
Sound
Paul Watters
Producer
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G. Mac Brown
Producer
Production
Baz Luhrmann
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Mandy Walker
Director of Photography
Camera
Catherine Knapman
Producer
Production
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