Australia
“Welcome to Australia!”
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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Cast
82 people
Nicole Kidman
Lady Sarah Ashley
Known for
The Others
Eyes Wide Shut
Nathin Butler
Carney Boy
Hugh Jackman
The Drover
Known for
Logan
The Prestige
Essie Davis
Katherine
Known for
The Babadook
Alien: Earth
David Wenham
Neil Fletcher
Known for
Marvel's Iron Fist
300
Bryan Brown
King Carney
Known for
Cocktail
F/X
David Gulpilil
King George
Known for
Crocodile Dundee
Walkabout
John Jarratt
Sergeant
Known for
Wolf Creek
McLeod's Daughters
Shea Adams
Carney Boy
Also in
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Water Rats
Nathin Art Butler
Carney Boy
Known for
The Pacific
The Black Balloon
John Walton
Carney Boy
Also in
Mad Max: Fury Road
Godzilla vs. Kong
Nigel Harbach
Carney Boy
Also in
The Matrix
The Condemned
Baz Luhrmann Director · Stuart Beattie Screenplay Ronald Harwood Screenplay
Worldwide gross $212M · Budget $130M · United States release November 26, 2008
Box office
Budget
$130,000,000
Worldwide gross
$211,787,511
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
Bazmark
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
Dune Entertainment
Production
Ingenious Film Partners
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
Bazmark Films
Production
Dune Entertainment III
Production
ScreenWest
Production
Australia · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · Japanese
Release dates
Australia · November 18, 2008
Theatrical
United States · November 26, 2008
Theatrical
Austria
December 25, 2008 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 17, 2008 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 23, 2009 · Theatrical
Czechia
December 25, 2008 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 25, 2008 · Theatrical
France
December 24, 2008 · Theatrical
June 24, 2009 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
December 25, 2008 · Theatrical
Greece
December 25, 2008 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 25, 2008 · Theatrical
April 29, 2009 · Physical · DVD
May 6, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Ireland
December 26, 2008 · Theatrical
Italy
January 16, 2009 · Theatrical
Japan
February 28, 2009 · Digital
Kazakhstan
February 12, 2009 · Theatrical
Lithuania
December 26, 2008 · Theatrical
Poland
December 26, 2008 · Digital
Portugal
December 25, 2008 · Theatrical
Romania
November 18, 2008 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 10, 2008 · Theatrical
Spain
December 25, 2008 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 25, 2008 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 24, 2008 · Digital
United Kingdom
December 26, 2008 · Theatrical
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