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Burke & Wills
“They dared to challenge the unknown. They were the first. They crossed the Australian continent from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria.”
5.1 / 10• 1985• 2h 20m•PG-13• English
HistoryAdventureDrama
Storyline
A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.
Cast & Crew
Jack Thompson
Robert O'Hara Burke
Lead
Nigel Havers
William John Wills
Greta Scacchi
Julia Matthews
MF
Matthew Fargher
John King
Ralph Cotterill
Charley Gray
Drew Forsythe
Brahe
Chris Haywood
Tom McDonagh
Monroe Reimers
Dost Mahomet
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Graeme Clifford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Burke & Wills is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
