Wills & Burke
| Wills & Burke | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bob Weis |
| Produced by |
Bob Weis Margot McDonald |
| Written by | Philip Dalkin |
| Starring |
Garry McDonald Kim Gyngell Nicole Kidman |
| Music by |
Red Symonds Paul Gabrowsky |
Production company |
Stony Desert Productions |
| Distributed by | Greater Union |
Release dates |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$1.75 million[1] |
| Box office | A$54,000 (Australia)[2] |
Wills & Burke is a 1985 Australian comedy film about the Burke and Wills expedition. It came out the same year as another local film on the same subject, Burke & Wills (1985).[3]
Plot
Burke and Wills travel across Australia but wind up dying.
Cast
- Garry McDonald as Robert O'Hara Burke
- Kym Gyngell as William John Wills
- Nicole Kidman as Julia Matthews
- Peter Collingwood as Sir William Stawell
- Jonathan Hardy as John Macadam
Production
Philip Dalkin first wrote the story as a play, which Bob Weis read in 1978. He enjoyed it and at one stage thought of making it as a mini series before deciding on turning it into a feature. It was shot over six weeks in and around Melbourne.[4]
Release
The film was not a success at the box office.[5]
References
- ↑ Keith Connolly, "Wills & Burke", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Films, 1993 p180
- ↑ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria accessed 24 October 2012
- ↑ Nick Roddick, "History Lessons", Cinema Papers, November 1984 p22-24
- ↑ "Facts and Figures", Cinema Papers, May 1985 p64-65
- ↑ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p34
External links
- Wills and Burke at Burkeandwills.net.au
- Wills and Burke at IMDB
- Wills and Burke at Oz Movies