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Release Year

2008

Plot Summary

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, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.

Run Time

165 min

Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Rating Details

Rated PG-13 for some violence, a scene of sensuality, and brief strong language.

Genre

Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western

Language

English, Aboriginal

Keyword

Cattle, Australia, Baron, Drover, Bombing

Movie Rating

Sound Mix

DTS, Dolby Digital

Colour

Color

Special Genre

Epic

Film Type

Feature

Film Class

Period Film, Romantic Epic

Themes

Haunted By the Past, Class Differences, Life on the Homefront, Ranchers

Tones

Passionate, Rousing, Lavish, Sweeping

Language

Chinese, Japanese

Keyword

Cattle Baron, Aristocrat, Bombing Of Darwin

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1, 2, 3, 7, 8

Wikipedia Text

Australia is a 2008 epic historical romance film directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. It is the second-highest grossing Australian film of all time, behind Crocodile Dundee. The screenplay was written by Luhrmann and screenwriter Stuart Beattie, with Ronald Harwood. The film is a character story, set between 1939 and 1942 against a dramatised backdrop of events across northern Australia at the time, such as the bombing of Darwin during World War II. Production took place in Sydney, Darwin, Kununurra, and Bowen. The movie was released in both Australia and the United States on 26 November 2008, with subsequent worldwide release dates throughout late December 2008 and January and February 2009.

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Budget

130000000

Box Office Takings (US)

50000000

Release Date

18 November 2008

Country

Australia, USA, UK

Country Of Origin

Australia, USA, UK