Synopsis
A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael ThomasWriter
- Graeme CliffordDirector
- Peter SculthorpeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jack ThompsonRobert O'Hara Burke
- Nigel HaversWilliam John Wills
- Greta ScacchiJulia Matthews
- Matthew FargherJohn King
- Ralph CotterillCharley Gray
- Drew ForsytheBrahe
- Chris HaywoodTom McDonagh
- Monroe ReimersDost Mahomet
- Ron BlanchardBill Patton
- Barry HillGeorge Landells
- Hugh Keays-ByrneAmbrose Kyte
- Arthur DignamSir William Stawell
Stills
Themes
australiajournalistcountdownsandstormmazevictorian englandtragedydesertoutbackjourney19th centuryaborigine