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Wills & Burke (also known as The Wacky World of Wills & Burke and Wills & Burke: The Untold Story) 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.
Oct 24, 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. Director. Bob Weis. Writer. Philip Dalkin. Stars. Garry McDonald. Kim Gyngell. Peter Collingwood.
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- Biography, Comedy
- Bob Weis
- 1985-10-24
The Burke and Wills expedition was organised by the Royal Society of Victoria (RSV) in Australia in 1860–61. It initially consisted of nineteen men led by Robert O'Hara Burke, with William John Wills being a deputy commander.
Burke & Wills is a 1985 Australian adventure film directed by Graeme Clifford, starring Jack Thompson and Nigel Havers. The film is based on the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition across Australia. The film follows Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills in their crossing of Australia's interior in 1860–1.
Oct 31, 1985 · Burke & Wills: Directed by Graeme Clifford. With Jack Thompson, Nigel Havers, Greta Scacchi, Matthew Fargher. A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.
Robert O’Hara Burke, William John Wills, John King and Charles Gray became the first Europeans to cross Australia south to north when they reached the Gulf of Carpentaria in February 1861. The death of Burke, Wills and Charles Gray during their return led the expedition to be mythologised in Australian culture as a heroic failure.
Jul 27, 2011 · MORE THAN 150 YEARS ago, the Burke and Wills expedition, one of Australia’s most renowned colonial tragedies, made a name for itself as ill-fated, but there was also success before the tragedy. On 20 August, 1860, 18 explorers with their 25 camels and 22 horses, set off from Melbourne as they marched forth into frontiers unknown on ...
