
Plot
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 by Japanese forces firsthand.
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Cast

Nicole Kidman
Lady Sarah Ashley

Hugh Jackman
The Drover

Essie Davis
Katherine

David Wenham
Neil Fletcher

Bryan Brown
King Carney

David Gulpilil
King George

John Jarratt
Sergeant

Shea Adams
Carney Boy

Nathin Art Butler
Carney Boy

John Walton
Carney Boy

Nigel Harbach
Carney Boy

Eddie Baroo
Bull

Arthur Dignam
Father Benedict

Sandy Gore
Gloria Carney

Bill Hunter
Skipper (Qantas Sloop)

Jacek Koman
Ivan

Ben Mendelsohn
Captain Dutton

Barry Otto
Administrator Allsop

David Ngoombujarra
Magarri

Bruce Spence
Dr. Barker

Jack Thompson
Kipling Flynn

Yuen Wah
Sing Song

Kerry Walker
Myrtle Allsop

Ray Barrett
Ramsden

Jamal Sydney Bednarz
Mission Boy

Tony Barry
Sergeant Callahan

Ursula Yovich
Daisy

Brandon Walters
Nullah

Matthew Whittet
Brother Frank

Lillian Crombie
Bandy Legs

Max Cullen
Old Drunk

Haidee Gaudry
Essential Services Woman

Jamie Gulpilil
Porter (Wharf)

Peter Gwynne
Lady Sarah's Butler

Jimmy Hong
Carney Manservant

Angus Pilakui
Goolaj

Adam McMonigal
Darwin Policeman

Robin Queree
Ball Guest

Mark Rathbone
Stockman

Crusoe Kurddal
Aboriginal Tracker

Siena Larsson
Flying Boat Passenger Child

Anton Monsted
Maitland Ashley (uncredited)

William Gabriel
Drover / Guest / Waiter (uncredited)

Chris Polzot
Firefighter (uncredited)

Damian Bradford
Constable #1

Eugene Kang
Waiter