The Proposition

7.026

104 minutes

10/6/2005

Overview

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.

Cast List

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
Jeremy Madrona
as Asian Prostitute
Jae Mamuyac
as Asian Prostitute
Mick Roughan
as Mad Jack Bradshaw
Shane Watt
as John Gordon
David Gulpilil
as Jacko
Bryan Probets
as Officer Dunn
Oliver Ackland
as Patrick Hopkins
David Vallon
as Tom Cox
Daniel Parker
as Henry Clark
Carl Rush
as Robert Borland
Gary Waddell
as Officer Davenport
Iain Gardiner
as Officer Matthews
Bogdan Koca
as Paul Broussard
Sue Dwyer
as Mrs. Broussard
Lance Medlin
as Dan O'Reilly
Rodney Boschman
as Tobey
Boris Brkic
as Officer Halloway
Ned Rose
as Old Aboriginal
Leah Purcell
as Queenie
Tom Budge
as Samuel Stoat
Tom E. Lewis
as Two Bob
Ralph Cotterill
as Dr. Bantrey
Max Age
as Thommo
Jerry Solomon
as Blinky