Wills and Burke : the untold story
2019
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A comical look at Burke and Wills' ill-fated expedition across Australia, released just one week before "Burke and Wills", a more serious and accurate telling of the Burke and Wills story. Burke; a former police officer and stalker of the beautiful stage actress Julia Matthews and Wills, a well-to do Englishman are chose to lead the expedition despite having no experience. The crew of men diminishes quickly as the power-hungry and naive Burke fire them one-by-one. Rumours of the doomed expedition spread to Melbourne where Julia's theatre company starts production on the Wills and Burke musical.
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Author:
Weis, Bob, director, producerDalkin, Philip, screenwriterMcDonald, Margot, producerMcDonald, Garry, 1948-, actorGyngell, Kim, actorKidman, Nicole, 1967-, actor
Imprint:
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2019.
Collation:
1 DVD-video (98 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
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Notes:
Catalogued from container.Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4057.Originally produced in Australia and released as a motion picture in 1985."Due to the nature of available source material, some elements of the original presentation may be inconsistent with this DVD" -- Container.English.
Credits:
Directed by Bob Weis ; screenplay by Philip Dalkin ; produced by Bob Weis, Margot McDonald.
Performers:
Garry McDonald, Kim Gyngell, Nicole Kidman.
Audience:
Censorship classification : PG.
System details:
DVD video, Dolby Digital 2.0, Region 4, PAL, aspect ratio 1.33:1, 4:3 standard.
Dewey class:
DVD
Language:
English
Subject:
Burke, Robter O'Hara, 1821-1861 -- DramaWills, William John, 1834-1861 -- DramaBurke and Wills Expedition (1860-1861)Explorers -- Australia -- DramaWilderness survival -- Australia -- History -- 19th century -- DramaAustralia -- Discovery and exploration -- 1851-1900 -- DramaFeature films -- AustraliaMotion pictures, AustralianSatirical filmsParody filmsComedy filmsBiographical filmsHistorical films
BRN:
42470
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