Burke & Wills (1985)

Directed by

Graeme Clifford

Genre

history, adventure, drama

Country

Australia

Runtime

2h 20m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two men lead an expedition across the Australian outback in the 1860s. The film shows their struggle through the harsh desert landscape.

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What happens

Burke & Wills is a 1985 Australian adventure film directed by Graeme Clifford, starring Jack Thompson and Nigel Havers. The film is based on the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition across Australia. The film follows 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 film was released a week after the similarly themed comedy Wills & Burke. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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