The Proposition
676 reviews
Action/Adventure
1h 44m
2005
In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older...
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In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.
- DirectorJohn Hillcoat
- Release6 October 2005
- Genre
- Duration1h 44m
- Budget$2,000,000
- Revenue$5,048,693
- Rate676 reviews
- Productions
UK Film Council, Surefire Film Productions, Autonomous, Pictures in Paradise, Jackie O Productions, Pacific Film and Television Commission, The Film Consortium, National Lottery
Cast

Guy Pearce
Charlie Burns

Ray Winstone
Captain Morris Stanley

Danny Huston
Arthur Burns

Emily Watson
Martha Stanley

David Wenham
Eden Fletcher

Richard Wilson
Mike Burns

John Hurt
Jellon Lamb

Noah Taylor
Brian O'Leary

Robert Morgan
Sergeant Lawrence

Mick Roughan
Mad Jack Bradshaw

David Gulpilil
Jacko

Bryan Probets
Officer Dunn

Oliver Ackland
Patrick Hopkins

David Vallon
Tom Cox

Gary Waddell
Officer Davenport

Iain Gardiner
Officer Matthews

Bogdan Koca
Paul Broussard

Boris Brkic
Officer Halloway

Leah Purcell
Queenie

Tom Budge
Samuel Stoat

Tom E. Lewis
Two Bob

Ralph Cotterill
Dr. Bantrey
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