Australia
2008Set 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.
Acted in
Nicole Kidman
as Lady Sarah Ashley
Hugh Jackman
as The Drover
Essie Davis
as Katherine
David Wenham
as Neil Fletcher
Bryan Brown
as King Carney
David Gulpilil
as King George
John Jarratt
as Sergeant
Shea Adams
as Carney Boy
Nathin Art Butler
as Carney Boy
John Walton
as Carney Boy
Nigel Harbach
as Carney Boy
Eddie Baroo
as Bull
Arthur Dignam
as Father Benedict
Sandy Gore
as Gloria Carney
Bill Hunter
as Skipper (Qantas Sloop)
Jacek Koman
as Ivan
Ben Mendelsohn
as Captain Dutton
Barry Otto
as Administrator Allsop
David Ngoombujarra
as Magarri
Bruce Spence
as Dr. Barker
Jack Thompson
as Kipling Flynn
Yuen Wah
as Sing Song
Kerry Walker
as Myrtle Allsop
Ray Barrett
as Ramsden
Jamal Sydney Bednarz
as Mission Boy
Tony Barry
as Sergeant Callahan
Ursula Yovich
as Daisy
Brandon Walters
as Nullah
Matthew Whittet
as Brother Frank
Lillian Crombie
as Bandy Legs
Max Cullen
as Old Drunk
Haidee Gaudry
as Essential Services Woman
Jamie Gulpilil
as Porter (Wharf)
Peter Gwynne
as Lady Sarah's Butler
Jimmy Hong
as Carney Manservant
Angus Pilakui
as Goolaj
Adam McMonigal
as Darwin Policeman
Robin Queree
as Ball Guest
Mark Rathbone
as Stockman
Crusoe Kurddal
as Aboriginal Tracker
Siena Larsson
as Flying Boat Passenger Child
Danielle Carey
as Evacuee Mother (uncredited)
Anton Monsted
as Maitland Ashley (uncredited)
William Gabriel
as Drover / Guest / Waiter (uncredited)
Chris Polzot
as Firefighter (uncredited)
Damian Bradford
as Constable #1
Eugene Kang
as Waiter