

Overview
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.
Top 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
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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