Wills & Burke (1985)
Parody of historical epics that focuses on real-life Australian explorers William John Wills and Robert O'Hara Burkes, who tragically tried to cross the Australian continent from the south, to the north, a distance of 3,250 km.
Casting
- Garry McDonald — Robert O'Hara Burke
- Kim Gyngell — William John Wills
- Roy Baldwin — Charley Gray
- Mark Little — John King
- Peter Collingwood — Sir William Stawell
- Jonathan Hardy — John Macadam
- Nicole Kidman — Julia Matthews
- Wynn Roberts — William Wright
- Alex Menglet — William Brahe
- Tony Rickards — Patton
- Kirk Alexander — Mr. Lewis
- Chris Haywood — Constable
Interesting facts
Wills & Burke is a 1985 Australian black comedy film about the Burke and Wills expedition. It opened a week before Burke & Wills, a serious drama about the expedition.
Production
Philip Dalkin first wrote the story as a stage play, which Bob Weis read in 1978. He enjoyed it and at one stage thought of making it as a television miniseries before deciding on turning it into a feature film. It was shot over six weeks in and around Melbourne on a budget of $1.7 million.
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