The Proposition
This land will be civilized.
7.0(726) 2005-10-06 104 minWestern
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.
ProducerJackie O'Sullivan
ScreenplayNick Cave
DirectorJohn Hillcoat
ProducerChiara Menage
ProducerCat Villiers
Original Music ComposerWarren Ellis
Original Music ComposerNick Cave
ProducerChris Brown
Cast & characters
Guy Pearce
as Charlie Burns
Ray Winstone
as Captain Morris Stanley
Danny Huston
as Arthur Burns
Emily Watson
as Martha Stanley
David Wenham
as Eden Fletcher
Richard Wilson
as Mike Burns
John Hurt
as Jellon Lamb
Noah Taylor
as Brian O'Leary
Robert Morgan
as Sergeant Lawrence
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Jeremy Madrona
as Asian Prostitute
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Jae Mamuyac
as Asian Prostitute
Mick Roughan
as Mad Jack Bradshaw
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Shane Watt
as John Gordon
David Gulpilil
as Jacko
Bryan Probets
as Officer Dunn
Oliver Ackland
as Patrick Hopkins
David Vallon
as Tom Cox
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Daniel Parker
as Henry Clark
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Carl Rush
as Robert Borland
Gary Waddell
as Officer Davenport
Iain Gardiner
as Officer Matthews
Bogdan Koca
as Paul Broussard
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Sue Dwyer
as Mrs. Broussard
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Lance Medlin
as Dan O'Reilly
