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{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | |||
|name = ''Australia'' | |||
|picture = AussieP.jpg | |||
|caption = ''US Theatrical Poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States<BR>[[Image:AUS.jpg|25px]] Australia<BR>[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] UK | |||
|director = Baz Luhrmann | |||
|date= 2008 | |||
|language = English<br>Aboriginal<br>Chinese<br>Japanese | |||
|studio=Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation<br>ScreenWest<br>Ingenious Film Partners | |||
|distributor=Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | |||
|character1=Lady Sarah Ashley | |||
|actor1=[[Nicole Kidman]] | |||
|character2=Drover | |||
|actor2=[[Hugh Jackman]] | |||
|character3=Neil Fletcher | |||
|actor3=[[David Wenham]] | |||
|character4=Lesley 'King' Carney | |||
|actor4=[[Bryan Brown]] | |||
|character5=Magarri | |||
|actor5=[[David Ngoombujarra]] | |||
|character6=Captain Emmett Dutton | |||
|actor6=[[Ben Mendelsohn]] | |||
}} | |||
'''''Australia''''' is a 2008 adventure-drama romance film directed by [[Baz Luhrmann]], starring [[Nicole Kidman]] and [[Hugh Jackman]]. | |||
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==Winchester 1895== | In 1939, British noblewoman Lady Sarah Ashley ([[Nicole Kidman]]) arrives in Australia to take charge of a vast cattle ranch. There, she meets a rugged individual known only as "the Drover" ([[Hugh Jackman]]) who has been assigned to help her manage the ranch. Despite their very different upbringings and lives, the two forge a relationship against the backdrop of the rugged Australian wilderness and the coming storm of the Second World War. | ||
Hugh Jackman | |||
[[Image:WinchesterModel1895Carbine.jpg|thumb|none| | {{Film Title}} | ||
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=Handguns= | |||
==Single Action Army== | |||
Lesley "King" Carney ([[Bryan Brown]]) carries a [[Single Action Army]] revolver throughout the film. | |||
[[Image:ColtSAA475barrel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Single Action Army - .45 Long Colt]] | |||
[[Image:Auscolt2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Single Action Army in Carney's holster.]] | |||
==Smith & Wesson Model 10== | |||
An Australian policeman draws his [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] and shoots a feral dog. | |||
[[Image:S&W Model M&P.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson M&P - .38 Special]] | |||
[[Image:Ausrev.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Australian policeman kills a feral dog.]] | |||
==Nambu Type 14 == | |||
A [[Nambu Type 14]] is used by a Japanese officer. | |||
[[Image:NambuType14Pistol.jpg |thumb|300px|none|Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]] | |||
[[Image:Ausnambu.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Japanese officer prepares the Nambu.]] | |||
=Rifles= | |||
==Winchester Model 1895== | |||
Drover ([[Hugh Jackman]]) carries a [[Winchester Model 1895]] lever-action rifle in the carbine configuration. According to the film's armorer, John Bowring, the Model 1895s used in the film were chambered in .303 British, which was among the most popular sporting calibers in many of the British Commonwealth nations for many decades. | |||
[[Image:WinchesterModel1895Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester Model 1895 carbine - .30 Caliber]] | |||
[[Image:Aus1895.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A [[Winchester Model 1895]] is used by Magarri's cousin.]] | |||
[[Image:Aus18952.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Magarri ([[David Ngoombujarra]]) with the Winchester Model 1895.]] | |||
[[Image:Aus18954.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[Image:Aus18958.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*== | |||
Several Australian soldiers and various other characters use [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*]] rifles. | |||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British]] | |||
[[Image:Ausenfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[Image:Auenfield2.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[Image:Ausblank.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[Image:Ausenfield8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Neil Fletcher ([[David Wenham]]) aims his Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*.]] | |||
[[Image:Ausenfield9.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
==Alexander Henry 450 3" Double rifle== | |||
Neil Fletcher ([[David Wenham]]) uses the butt of his double rifle to knock Lesley "King" Carney into the crocodile infested swamp waters. | |||
[[Image:Aussidexside.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fletcher readies his side by side rifle.]] | |||
[[Image:Aussidexside2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fletcher knocks Carney into the swamp waters with his rifle.]] | |||
==Arisaka Type 38== | |||
Japanese soldiers are armed with [[Arisaka Type 38]]s on Mission Island. | |||
[[Image:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mm]] | |||
[[Image:Aus992.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Japanese troops with Arisaka Type 38s.]] | |||
[[Image:Aus993.jpg|thumb|600px|none]] | |||
[[Image:Aus994.jpg|thumb|600px|none]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | |||
==Lewis gun== | |||
An Australian soldier is briefly seen carrying a [[Lewis Gun]]. | |||
[[Image:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]] | |||
[[Image:Auslewis.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Australian soldier on the left with a Lewis Gun.]] | |||
=Other= | |||
=3.7"-Aircraft Gun= | |||
A disheveled Anti-Aircraft Gun can be seen after the bombing of Darwin. | |||
[[Image:AusAAgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[Category: Movie]] | [[Category: Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | |||
[[Category:Romance]] | |||
[[Category:Australian Produced/Filmed]] | |||
[[Category:Baz Luhrmann]] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:01, 25 March 2023
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Australia is a 2008 adventure-drama romance film directed by Baz Luhrmann, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.
In 1939, British noblewoman Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) arrives in Australia to take charge of a vast cattle ranch. There, she meets a rugged individual known only as "the Drover" (Hugh Jackman) who has been assigned to help her manage the ranch. Despite their very different upbringings and lives, the two forge a relationship against the backdrop of the rugged Australian wilderness and the coming storm of the Second World War.
The following weapons were used in the film Australia (2008):
Handguns
Single Action Army
Lesley "King" Carney (Bryan Brown) carries a Single Action Army revolver throughout the film.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
An Australian policeman draws his Smith & Wesson Model 10 and shoots a feral dog.
Nambu Type 14
A Nambu Type 14 is used by a Japanese officer.
Rifles
Winchester Model 1895
Drover (Hugh Jackman) carries a Winchester Model 1895 lever-action rifle in the carbine configuration. According to the film's armorer, John Bowring, the Model 1895s used in the film were chambered in .303 British, which was among the most popular sporting calibers in many of the British Commonwealth nations for many decades.
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*
Several Australian soldiers and various other characters use Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* rifles.
Alexander Henry 450 3" Double rifle
Neil Fletcher (David Wenham) uses the butt of his double rifle to knock Lesley "King" Carney into the crocodile infested swamp waters.
Arisaka Type 38
Japanese soldiers are armed with Arisaka Type 38s on Mission Island.
Machine Guns
Lewis gun
An Australian soldier is briefly seen carrying a Lewis Gun.
Other
3.7"-Aircraft Gun
A disheveled Anti-Aircraft Gun can be seen after the bombing of Darwin.
