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During World War II, Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) is an English aristocrat who is left in control of a cattle station in Australia. She is assisted by an Australian drover (Hugh Jackman), with whom she becomes romantically interested. He helps to drive the cattle across the property as they are under the threat of nearby Darwin being bombed.

Cast

• Nicole Kidman as Lady Sarah Ashley, an English aristocrat who inherits the cattle station Faraway Downs in Australia.
• Hugh Jackman as an Australian drover who helps Lady Sarah Ashley move the cattle across the property.
• Essie Davis as Katherine
• David Wenham as Neil Fletcher, a station manager who plans to take Faraway Downs from Lady Sarah Ashley.
• Jack Thompson as Kipling Flynn, an alcoholic accountant who enjoys a luxurious lifestyle.
• Bryan Brown as King Carney, a cattle baron who owns much of the land in northern Australia.
• Brandon Walters as the drover's assistant Nullah, a young boy who helps drive the cattle for Lady Sarah Ashley.
• David Gulpilil as King George, a magic tribal elder.
• Yuen Wah

Detail Info
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Produced by Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Knapman, G. Mac Brown
Written by Baz Luhrmann, Ronald Harwood, Stuart Beattie, Richard Flanagan
Cinematography Mandy Walker
Editing by Dody Dorn
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s)

• 26 November 2008 (Australia)
• 26 November 2008 (USA)

Country Australia
United States
Language English
Budget $120,000,000