Australia [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox ; directed by Baz Luhrmann ; screenplay by Baz Luhrmann, Stuart Beattie, Ronald Harwood, Richard Flanagan ; story by Baz Luhrmann ; produced by Baz Luhrmann, G. Mac Brown, Catherine Knapman ; in association with Dune Entertainment LLC and Ingenious Film Partners ; a Bazmark production.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 6312766713
- ISBN: 9786312766711
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen.
- Publisher: Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008. Widescreen 2.35:1. Special features: Deleted scenes. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | 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. |
Participant or Performer Note: | 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, Jacek Koman, Tony Barry, Ray Barrett, Max Cullen, Eddie Baroo. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence, a scene of sensuality, and brief strong language. |
System Details Note: | DVD; Region 1, NTSC, dual layer, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
Language Note: | In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Awards Note: | Australian Film Institute Awards, 2009: Best Production Design (Martin and 3 others) ; Best Costume Design (Martin and Eliza Godman) ; Best Visual Effects (Godfrey and 3 others) |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Aristocracy (Social class) > Australia > Drama. Cattle breeders > Australia > Drama. Drovers > Australia > Drama. Ranches > Australia > Drama. World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations > Drama. Darwin (N.T.) > History > Bombardment, 1942 > Drama. Australia > History > Drama. |
Genre: | Action and adventure films. War films. Western films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Fiction films. |
Available copies
- 50 of 51 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 51 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Marion Library | DVD AUS (Text) | 37810435233647 | Adult Video | Available | - |
Old Fort Branch Library | DVD AUS (Text) | 37810435667505 | Adult Video | Available | - |