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Wills & Burke
Wills & Burke

Wills & Burke

Genres

Comedy

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Parody of historical epics that focuses on real-life Australian explorers William John Wills and Robert O'Hara Burkes, who tragically tried to cross the Australian continent from the south, to the north, a distance of 3,250 km.

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Budget

$4008626

Revenue

$123694

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

23 October 1985

Country

Australia

Cast

Garry McDonald

Garry McDonald

Robert O'Hara Burke

Kim Gyngell

Kim Gyngell

William John Wills

Roy Baldwin

Roy Baldwin

Charley Gray

Mark Little

Mark Little

John King

Peter Collingwood

Peter Collingwood

Sir William Stawell

Jonathan Hardy

Jonathan Hardy

John Macadam

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Julia Matthews

Wynn Roberts

Wynn Roberts

William Wright

Alex Menglet

Alex Menglet

William Brahe

Tony Rickards

Tony Rickards

Patton

Kirk Alexander

Kirk Alexander

Mr. Lewis

Chris Haywood

Chris Haywood

Constable

Stephen Kearney

Stephen Kearney

Ambrose

Dalibor Satalic

Dalibor Satalic

Beckler

Simon Thorpe

Simon Thorpe

McDonough

Colin Hay

Colin Hay

Publican

Roderick Williams

Roderick Williams

George Landells

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