Burke & Wills

Burke & Wills

140 mins | Drama, Adventure, History | Oct. 30, 1985

A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.

Burke & Wills

140 mins | Drama, Adventure, History | Oct. 30, 1985

Burke & Wills
A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Hemdale, Greater Union Organisation (GUO), Hoyts Edgley, Stony Desert
Original title Burke & Wills
Directors Craig Sinclair, Craig Bolles, Moya Iceton, Tony Mahood, Mark Turnbull, Graeme Clifford
Writers Michael Thomas

Cast

Jack Thompson

as Robert O'Hara Burke

Nigel Havers

as William John Wills

Greta Scacchi

as Julia Matthews

Matthew Fargher

as John King

Ralph Cotterill

as Charley Gray

Drew Forsythe

as Brahe

Chris Haywood

as Tom McDonagh

Monroe Reimers

as Dost Mahomet

Ron Blanchard

as Bill Patton

Barry Hill

as George Landells

Hugh Keays-Byrne

as Ambrose Kyte

Arthur Dignam

as Sir William Stawell

Ken Goodlet

as Doctor John Masadam

Edward Hepple

as Ludwig Becker

Peter Collingwood

as Doctor William Wills

Susannah Harker

as Bessie Wills

Martin Redpath

as Mayor of Melbourne

Julie Hamilton

as Mrs. Kyte

Nick Carrafa

as Edwin Welch

John Gregg

as Alfred Irwin

Paul Pryor

as Jimmy

Deryck Barnes

as Tom Paine

Les Foxcroft

as Harry

Nick Magasic

as Dick

John Penman

as Pub Kid

Stan Roach

as Town Black

Redmond Phillips

as Committee Man

Mark Pegler

as Journalist

Ailsa Carpenter

as Mrs. Macadam

Antoinette Blaxand

as Mayor's Wife

Mary Acres

as Julia's Dresser

Soma Dissanyake

as Sepoy

David Bracks

as Sepoy

Jay Mahatheva

as Sepoy

Lucy Bell

as Kyte's Daughter

Bernadette Hockings

as Kyte's Daughter

Matthew Savage

as Christopher Marsden

Roderick Williams

as Bill Wright