"A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century."
Jack Thompson
as Robert O'Hara Burke
Nigel Havers
as William John Wills
Greta Scacchi
as Julia Matthews
Matthew Fargher
as John King
Ralph Cotterill
as Charley Gray
Drew Forsythe
as Brahe
Chris Haywood
as Tom McDonagh
Monroe Reimers
as Dost Mahomet
Ron Blanchard
as Bill Patton
Barry Hill
as George Landells
Hugh Keays-Byrne
as Ambrose Kyte
Arthur Dignam
as Sir William Stawell
Ken Goodlet
as Doctor John Masadam
Edward Hepple
as Ludwig Becker
Peter Collingwood
as Doctor William Wills
Susannah Harker
as Bessie Wills
Martin Redpath
as Mayor of Melbourne
Julie Hamilton
as Mrs. Kyte
Nick Carrafa
as Edwin Welch
John Gregg
as Alfred Irwin
Paul Pryor
as Jimmy
Deryck Barnes
as Tom Paine
Les Foxcroft
as Harry
Nick Magasic
as Dick
John Penman
as Pub Kid
Stan Roach
as Town Black
Redmond Phillips
as Committee Man
Mark Pegler
as Journalist
Ailsa Carpenter
as Mrs. Macadam
Antoinette Blaxand
as Mayor's Wife
Mary Acres
as Julia's Dresser
Soma Dissanyake
as Sepoy
David Bracks
Jay Mahatheva
Lucy Bell
as Kyte's Daughter
Bernadette Hockings
Matthew Savage
as Christopher Marsden
Roderick Williams
as Bill Wright
Paul Gantner
Best Boy Grip
Louis Irving
Camera Operator
Nixon Binney
Peter Menzies Jr.
Focus Puller
Craig Sinclair
Third Assistant Director
Derry Field
Assistant Camera
Ray Brown
Key Grip
Craig Bolles
Second Assistant Director
Mark Turnbull
First Assistant Director
Brian Bansgrove
Gaffer
Tony Mahood
Greg Mossop
Assistant Grip
Garry Phillips
Clapper Loader
Colin Chase
Best Boy Electric
David Parker
Still Photographer
Stuart Green
Grip
Brendan Shanley
Jeanine Chiavlo
Assistant Editor
Tony Manning
Color Grading
Moya Iceton
Continuity
Stephanie Flack
Ron Stigwood
Location Manager
Karen Clark
Negative Cutter
Michael Thomas
Writer
Greg Ricketson
Executive Producer
Terry Jackman
Michael Edgley
Russell Boyd
Director of Photography
Graeme Clifford
Producer
Director
Peter Sculthorpe
Original Music Composer
Tim Wellburn
Editor
John Sexton
Ross Major
Production Design
Sally Campbell
Set Decoration
Brian Edmonds
George Liddle
Costume Design