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Synopsis:

Set against the scenic backdrop of pre-World War II Australia, Baz Luhrmann's romantic period adventure stars Nicole Kidman as an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch, and Hugh Jackman as the rough-and-tumble cattle driver who helps protect her property from greedy English cattle barons. As the pair attempt to herd 2,000 head of cattle hundreds of miles across the treacherous Australian outback, they are stunned to bear witness to the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces -- who just a few months prior launched a devastating attack on Pearl Harbor.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Baz Luhrmann
  • Studio: Western Australian Government, The Queensland Government, ScreenWest, Screen Australia, Pacific Film and Television Commission, Northern Territory Film Office, New South Wales Government, Ingenious Film Partners, BazMark Films, Australian Government
  • Year: 2008
  • Run Time: 165 minutes
  • Country: Australia, USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: PG13 (for some violence, a scene of sensuality, and brief strong language)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Adventure, Epic
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 2008 11 26 (USA)

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