Burke & Wills They dared to challenge the unknown. They were the first. They crossed the Australian continent from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria. A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century. Details Casts Galleries Posters Title Burke & Wills Release Date 1985-10-30 Runtime 02 Hours 20 Minutes Genres History Adventure Drama Production Companies Stony Desert, Hoyts Edgley, Hemdale, Greater Union Organisation (GUO) Production Countries Australia Jack Thompson... Robert O'Hara Burke... Nigel Havers... William John Wills... Greta Scacchi... Julia Matthews... Matthew Fargher... John King... Ralph Cotterill... Charley Gray... Drew Forsythe... Brahe... Chris Haywood... Tom McDonagh... Monroe Reimers... Dost Mahomet... Ron Blanchard... Bill Patton... Barry Hill... George Landells... Hugh Keays-Byrne... Ambrose Kyte... Arthur Dignam... Sir William Stawell... Ken Goodlet... Doctor John Masadam... Edward Hepple... Ludwig Becker... Peter Collingwood... Doctor William Wills... Susannah Harker... Bessie Wills... Martin Redpath... Mayor of Melbourne... Julie Hamilton... Mrs. Kyte... Nick Carrafa... Edwin Welch... John Gregg... Alfred Irwin... Paul Pryor... Jimmy... Deryck Barnes... Tom Paine... Les Foxcroft... Harry... Nick Magasic... Dick... John Penman... Pub Kid... Stan Roach... Town Black... Redmond Phillips... Committee Man... Mark Pegler... Journalist... Ailsa Carpenter... Mrs. Macadam... Antoinette Blaxand... Mayor's Wife... Mary Acres... Julia's Dresser... Soma Dissanyake... Sepoy... David Bracks... Sepoy... Jay Mahatheva... Sepoy... Lucy Bell... Kyte's Daughter... Bernadette Hockings... Kyte's Daughter... Matthew Savage... Christopher Marsden... Roderick Williams... Bill Wright... Original Size (1351x761) Original Size (699x1080)