Wills and Burke: The Untold Story

Comic recreation of explorers Burke & Wills and their ill-fated expedition to cross Australia in 1860. Setting out with 28 camels and 4 camel drivers, they were two-thirds through the journey when the expedition was completely without food and almost out of tea. Public enthusiasm remained high for Burke & Wills and the expedition from which they did not return. Starring Gary McDonald and Kim Gyngell.

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Credits

production company

Stony Desert

co-producer

Bob Weis

Margot McDonald

director

Bob Weis

Duration

01:42:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325049

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Burke, Robert O'Hara, 1821-1861

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Explorers - Australia

Comedy

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

History → Australia - History - 1851-1891

History → Burke, Robert O'Hara, 1821-1861

History → Explorers - Australia

History → Wills, William John, 1834-1861

People → Burke, Robert O'Hara, 1821-1861

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

VHS; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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Australia, 1985