AUSTRALIA is an epic and romantic action adventure, set in that country on the explosive brink of World War II. In it,
an English aristocrat (Kidman) travels to the faraway continent, where she meets a rough-hewn local (Jackman) and
reluctantly agrees to join forces with him to save the land she inherited. Together, they embark upon a transforming
journey across hundreds of miles of the world’s most beautiful yet unforgiving terrain, only to still face the bombing
of the city of Darwin by the Japanese forces that attacked Pearl Harbor.
GENERAL INFORMATION Released: Directed by: Baz Luhrmann Written by: Richard Flanagan Co-stars: Hugh Jackman Genre: Romance, Historical, Drama, Epic Filming: Began April 2007, lasting 9 months. Filmed in Bowen, Queensland (Australia) and Western
Australia. Budget: $100m Box Office: - Runtime: mins / hr mins
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NICOLE SAYS...
REVIEWS
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
TRIVIA
[1] Russell Crowe was originally set to play the male lead, but dropped out due to money conflicts
[2] Has been described as the Australian 'Gone With The Wind'
[3] Nicole said Baz wrote this film (or part) for her.
[4] After Russell Crowe dropped out, Heath Ledger was in line to play the male lead
[5] Nicole and Hugh Jackman and his wife have been close friends for many years
[6] Hugh Jackman describes it as "a combination of Out of Africa, Gone with the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia -
that kind of world, a romantic adventure epic with me and Nicole."
[7] Luhrmann shot 2.7 million feet of film, which is no doubt an Australian record and probably ranks it among the
most profligate in cinema history.
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AUSTRALIA is an epic and romantic action adventure, set in that country on the explosive brink of World War II. In it,
an English aristocrat (Kidman) travels to the faraway continent, where she meets a rough-hewn local (Jackman) and
reluctantly agrees to join forces with him to save the land she inherited. Together, they embark upon a transforming
journey across hundreds of miles of the world’s most beautiful yet unforgiving terrain, only to still face the bombing
of the city of Darwin by the Japanese forces that attacked Pearl Harbor.
