Burke & Wills is a 1985 Australian adventure film directed by Graeme Clifford, starring Jack Thompson and Nigel Havers. The film is based on the true story of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition across Australia. The film follows the tragic expedition of Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills in their crossing of Australia's interior in 1860-1. The film's account of the story changes the expedition's ending by having the explorers actually reach the northern coast.

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  • 8900000
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  • 1567000
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  • 1985-10-31 (xsd:date)
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  • 8900000
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  • 1567000
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  • 1985-10-31 (xsd:date)
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  • Burke & Wills is a 1985 Australian adventure film directed by Graeme Clifford, starring Jack Thompson and Nigel Havers. The film is based on the true story of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition across Australia. The film follows the tragic expedition of Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills in their crossing of Australia's interior in 1860-1. The film's account of the story changes the expedition's ending by having the explorers actually reach the northern coast. This upbeat idea was vehemently criticised by Australian reviewers. The story was also filmed the same year as a comedy, Wills & Burke.
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  • AU$8,900,000 (estimated)
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  • Hoyts Distribution
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  • Burke and Wills expedition
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  • AU$1,567,000 (Australia)
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  • English
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  • Burke & Wills
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  • Graeme Clifford, John Sexton
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  • 31 October 1985 (Australia) May 1986 (Cannes Film Festival)
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  • 140 minutes
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  • Burke & Wills
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  • Burke & Wills is a 1985 Australian adventure film directed by Graeme Clifford, starring Jack Thompson and Nigel Havers. The film is based on the true story of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition across Australia. The film follows the tragic expedition of Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills in their crossing of Australia's interior in 1860-1. The film's account of the story changes the expedition's ending by having the explorers actually reach the northern coast.
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  • Burke & Wills
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