Cast
- Nicole Kidman as Lady Sarah Ashley, an English aristocrat who inherits the cattle station Faraway Downs after the death of her husband, Maitland Ashley.
- Hugh Jackman as Drover, a drover who helps Lady Sarah Ashley move the cattle across the property.
- David Wenham as Neil Fletcher, a station manager who plans to take Faraway Downs from Lady Sarah Ashley.
- Bryan Brown as Lesley 'King' Carney, a cattle baron who owns much of the land in northern Australia.
- Jack Thompson as Kipling Flynn, an alcoholic accountant who enjoys a luxurious lifestyle.
- David Gulpilil as King George, a magic tribal elder, grandfather of Nullah.
- Brandon Walters as Nullah, a young Aboriginal boy whom Lady Sarah Ashley finds at Faraway Downs.
- David Ngoombujarra as Magarri, the Drover's brother-in-law and best friend.
- Ben Mendelsohn as Captain Emmett Dutton, a Darwin-based Australian Army officer in charge of beef supply.
- Essie Davis as Catherine 'Cath' Carney Fletcher, wife of Neil Fletcher and daughter of King Carney.
- Barry Otto as Administrator Allsop, the Australian government's representative.
- Kerry Walker as Myrtle Alsop.
- Sandy Gore as Gloria Carney, King Carney's wife, and Catherine's mother.
- Ursula Yovich as Daisy, the mother of Nullah.
- Lillian Crombie as Bandy Legs.
- Yuen Wah as Sing Song, a Cantonese chef at Faraway Downs.
- Angus Pilakui as Goolaj Baloong, the Drover's second colleague and friend.
- Jacek Koman as Ivan, the saloonkeeper and innkeeper in Darwin.
- Tony Barry as Sergeant Callahan, the head of the Northern Territory police.
- Ray Barrett as Ramsden, an old friendly fellow.
- Max Cullen as Old Drunk.
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