The Proposition

The Proposition

104 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller, Adventure, Western | Oct. 6, 2005

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.

The Proposition

104 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller, Adventure, Western | Oct. 6, 2005

The Proposition
In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Autonomous, UK Film Council, Surefire Film Productions, Pictures in Paradise, Pacific Film and Television Commission, Film Consortium, National Lottery through UK Film Council
Original title The Proposition
Directors Joanne McLennan, John Hillcoat
Writers Geoffrey Cox, Nick Cave

Cast

Guy Pearce

as Charlie Burns

Ray Winstone

as Captain Morris Stanley

Danny Huston

as Arthur Burns

John Hurt

as Jellon Lamb

David Wenham

as Eden Fletcher

Emily Watson

as Martha Stanley

Richard Wilson

as Mike Burns

Noah Taylor

as Brian O'Leary

Jeremy Madrona

as Asian Prostitute

Jae Mamuyac

as Asian Prostitute

Mick Roughan

as Mad Jack Bradshaw

Shane Watt

as John Gordon

Robert Morgan

as Sergeant Lawrence

David Gulpilil

as Jacko

Bryan Probets

as Officer Dunn

Oliver Ackland

as Patrick Hopkins

David Vallon

as Tom Cox

Daniel Parker

as Henry Clark

Carl Rush

as Robert Borland

Gary Waddell

as Officer Davenport

Iain Gardiner

as Officer Matthews

Bogdan Koca

as Paul Broussard

Sue Dwyer

as Mrs. Broussard

Lance Medlin

as Dan O'Reilly

Rodney Boschman

as Tobey

Boris Brkic

as Officer Halloway

Ned Rose

as Old Aboriginal

Leah Purcell

as Queenie

Tom Budge

as Samuel Stoat

Tom E. Lewis

as Two Bob

Ralph Cotterill

as Dr. Bantrey

Max Age

as Thommo

Jerry Solomon

as Blinky