Australia
(DVD)
Contributors
Luhrmann, Baz, screenwriter,
Brown, G. Mac, 1957- film producer.
Knapman, Catherine, film producer.
Beattie, Stuart, screenwriter.
Harwood, Ronald, 1934-2020, screenwriter.
Brown, G. Mac, 1957- film producer.
Knapman, Catherine, film producer.
Beattie, Stuart, screenwriter.
Harwood, Ronald, 1934-2020, screenwriter.
Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2009].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
ISBN
6312766713 : DVD, 9786312766711 : DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters Library - Adult Video | DVD DRAMA AUS | In | |
| Alachua Branch - Adult Video | DVD DRAMA AUS | Out | October 4, 2024 |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Action and adventure films.
Aristocracy (Social class) -- Australia -- Drama.
Australia -- History -- Drama.
Cattle breeders -- Australia -- Drama.
Cattle breeders -- Australia.
Darwin (N.T.) -- History -- Bombardment, 1942 -- Drama.
Drovers -- Australia -- Drama.
Drovers -- Australia.
Feature films -- Australia.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Foreign films
Motion pictures, Australian.
Ranches -- Australia -- Drama.
Ranches -- Australia.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
War films.
Western films.
Western films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations.
Action and adventure films.
Aristocracy (Social class) -- Australia -- Drama.
Australia -- History -- Drama.
Cattle breeders -- Australia -- Drama.
Cattle breeders -- Australia.
Darwin (N.T.) -- History -- Bombardment, 1942 -- Drama.
Drovers -- Australia -- Drama.
Drovers -- Australia.
Feature films -- Australia.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Foreign films
Motion pictures, Australian.
Ranches -- Australia -- Drama.
Ranches -- Australia.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
War films.
Western films.
Western films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Action and adventure films
Australia -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRv8PPH7gCqhkJ8DK8bM
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
History
Northern Territory -- Darwin -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJm9byXBVwBX3WxCbHXTpP
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
War films
Western films
Australia -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRv8PPH7gCqhkJ8DK8bM
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
History
Northern Territory -- Darwin -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJm9byXBVwBX3WxCbHXTpP
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
War films
Western films
Other Subjects
Adventure -- Feature.
Adventure films.
Aristocracy -- Australia -- Drama.
Cattle breeders -- Australia -- Drama.
Drovers -- Australia -- Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War -- Feature.
War films.
War films.
western (motion picture genre)
Western -- Feature.
Western films.
Western films.
Adventure films.
Aristocracy -- Australia -- Drama.
Cattle breeders -- Australia -- Drama.
Drovers -- Australia -- Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War -- Feature.
War films.
War films.
western (motion picture genre)
Western -- Feature.
Western films.
Western films.
More Details
Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2009].
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
ISBN
6312766713 : DVD, 9786312766711 : DVD
UPC
024543563716, 024543563730, 024543563853, 024543563747, 024543563723, 00024543563716
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008.
General Note
Widescreen 2.35:1.
General Note
Special features: Deleted scenes.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Mandy Walker ; production and costumes designed by Catherine Martin ; film editors, Dody Dorn, Michael McCusker ; co-producer, Catherine Martin ; original music by David Hirschfelder ; executive music supervisor, Anton Monsted ; visual effects supervisor, Chris Godfrey.
Participants/Performers
Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson, David Gulpilil, Brandon Walters, David Ngoombujarra, Ben Mendelsohn, Essie Davis, Barry Otto, Kerry Walker, Sandy Gore, Ursula Yovich, Lillian Crombie, Yuen Wah, Angus Pilakui, Jacek Koman, Tony Barry, Ray Barrett, Max Cullen, Eddie Baroo.
Description
In northern Australia at the beginning of World War II, an English aristocrat inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn stock-man to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the country's most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence, a scene of sensuality, and brief strong language ; CHV rating: PG; for violence.
System Details
DVD; Region 1, NTSC, dual layer, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language
In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards
Australian Film Instittute Awards, 2009: Best Production Design (Martin and 3 others) ; Best Costume Design (Martin and Eliza Godman) ; Best Visual Effects (Godfrey and 3 others)
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Luhrmann, B., Brown, G. M., Knapman, C., Beattie, S., Harwood, R., Flanagan, R., Dorn, D., McCusker, M., Walker, M., Kidman, N., Jackman, H., Wenham, D., Brown, B., Thompson, J., Gulpilil., Walters, B., Ngoombujarra, D., Mendelsohn, B., Davis, E., Otto, B., Walker, K., Gore, S., Yovich, U., Crombie, L., Koman, J., Barry, T., Barrett, R., Cullen, M., Baroo, E., & Hirschfelder, D. (2009). Australia (Widescreen.). 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Baz, Luhrmann et al.. 2009. Australia. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Baz, Luhrmann et al.. Australia 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Luhrmann, Baz,, et al. Australia Widescreen., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2009.
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