List of films shot in Darwin
The following is a list of films shot wholly or partly in Darwin or elsewhere in the Northern Territory, Australia. There are almost 50 movies listed in the Internet Movie Database as having been shot in Darwin. This is a list of the more prominent, commercial or notable films.
Films[]
Film | Year | Locations | References |
---|---|---|---|
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | 1994 | Watarrka National Park, Alice Springs, Northern Territory; Broken Hill, Darling Harbour, Erskineville, Newtown, Silverton, Stephen's Creek, Sydney, New South Wales; Coober Pedy, Moon Plain, South Australia - Australia | [1] |
Australia | 2008 | Darwin, Northern Territory; Bowen, Roma, Queensland; Camden, Moore Park, Sydney, Vaucluse, New South Wales; Carlton Hill, Kimberley Range, Kununurra, Western Australia - Australia | [2] |
Balibo | 2008 | Darwin, Northern Territory - Australia; East Timor | [3] |
Black Water | 2007 | Darwin, Northern territory; Sydney, New South Wales - Australia | [4] |
Burke & Wills | 1985 | Northern Territory; Coober Pedy, Cooper's Creek, South Australia; Melbourne, Victoria - Australia; England - UK | [5] |
Bush School | 2006 | Darwin, Warrego, Northern Territory; Armidale, New South Wales - Australia | [6] |
Crocodile Dundee | 1986 | Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory; McKinlay, Queensland; Sydney, New South Wales - Australia; Manhattan, New York City, New York; Newark, New Jersey, USA | [7] |
Crocodile Dundee II | 1988 | Northern Territory - Australia; Long Island, New York City, New York - USA | [8] |
Dead Heart | 1996 | Jay Creek, Northern Territory - Australia | [9] |
The Dove | 1974 | Darwin, Northern Territory - Australia; Cape Town - South Africa; Ecuador; Fiji; Los Angeles, California - USA; Lourenco Marques, Mozambique; Panama Canal, Panama; South Africa; Suva - Fiji | [10] |
Evil Angels[11] | 1988 | Alice Springs, Darwin, Northern Territory; Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales; Melbourne, Victoria; Mount Isa, Queensland - Australia | [12] |
Jedda | 1955 | Central Australia, Northern Territory - Australia | [13] |
Journey Out of Darkness | 1967 | Alice Springs, Northern Territory; Broken Hill, New South Wales; Ross River, Queensland; Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales - Australia | [14] |
Kangaroo Jack | 2003 | Alice Springs, Northern Territory; Canowindra, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales; Lunar Plains, Moon Plain, Coober Pedy, South Australia - Australia; Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York; Los Angeles, California - USA | [15] |
Last Cab to Darwin | 2015 | Oodnadatta Track, South Australia; Northern Territory, Australia; Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | [16] |
Love Me Again | 2008 | Darwin, Northern Territory - Australia; Impasug-ong, Bukidnon, Mindanao - Philippines | [17] |
The Man from Hong Kong | 1975 | Uluru/Ayers Rock, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory; Stanwell Park, Sunny Corner, Sydney, New South Wales - Australia | [18] |
Napoleon | 1995 | Northern Territory; Adelaide Hills, Adelaide, Flinders Ranges, Hendon, Kangaroo Island, South Australia; Sydney, New South Wales; Tasmania - Australia | [19] |
The Phantom Stockman | 1953 | Alice Springs, Northern Territory - Australia | [20] |
Quigley | 1990 | Alice Springs, Northern Territory; Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales; Apollo Bay, Melbourne, Warrnambool, Victoria - Australia | [21] |
Rogue | 2007 | Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory; Maidstone, Yarra Valley, Victoria - Australia | [22] |
Samson and Delilah | 2009 | Alice Springs, Northern Territory - Australia | [23] |
Ten Canoes | 2006 | Arafura Swamp, Arnhem Land, Ramingining, Northern Territory - Australia | [24] |
Until the End of the World | 1991 | Utopia Station, Northern Territory; Coober Pedy, South Australia - Australia; Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Berlin - Germany; Hauts-de-Seine, Paris - France; Lisbon - Portugal; Moscow - Russia; San Francisco, California - USA; Tokyo - Japan; Venice, Veneto - Italy | [25] |
We of the Never Never | 1982 | Katherine, Mataranka, Roper River, Northern Territory - Australia | [26] |
Welcome to Woop Woop | 1997 | Alice Springs, Northern Territory - Australia; Portland, Oregon - USA | [27] |
World Safari | 1977 | Darwin, Hermannsburg, Palm Valley, Finke Gorge National Park, Melville Island, Northern Territory; Adelaide, South Australia; Sydney, New South Wales - Australia; Agadez - Niger; Calcutta, West Bengal - India; Cape Town - South Africa; Democratic Republic Of Congo; Ethiopia; Guam; India; Kano, Kano State - Nigeria; Kenya; Kiribati; Mpatamanga, Lake Malawi - Malawi; Mombasa, Lake Nakuru National Park, Nairobi - Kenya; Rumphi District - Malawi; Mozambique; Netherlands; Nyiragongo - Democratic Republic Of Congo; Palmyra Atoll, Line Islands - Kiribati; Penang - Malaysia; Sahara Desert, Africa; Thailand; Tokyo - Japan; Tonga; Victoria Falls, Livingstone - Zambia; Mount Fuji, Shizuoka, Wakkanai, Kyoto, Hokkaido, Sapporo - Japan | [28] |
Walkabout | 1971 | Alice Springs, Arnhem Land, Darwin, Northern Territory; Flinders Ranges, Iron Knob, Lake Eyre, South Australia; Sydney, New South Wales - Australia | [29] |
Yolngu Boy | 2001 | Darwin, Northern Territory - Australia | [30] |
Young Einstein | 1988 | Uluru/Ayers Rock, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory; Blue Mountains, Newcastle, Sydney, The Rocks, Wollombi, New South Wales - Australia | [31] |
References[]
- ^ The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Australia - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Balibo - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Blackwater - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Burke & Wills - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Bush School - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Crocodile Dundee - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Crocodile Dundee II - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Dead Heart - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ The Dove - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ "A Cry in the Dark (1988) - Release dates". IMDb.com. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ Evil Angels - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Jedda - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Journey Out of Darkness - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Kangaroo Jack - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Last Cab to Darwin - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Love Me Again - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Dragon Flies - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Napoleon - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ The Phantom Stockman - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Quigley - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Rogue - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Samson and Delilah - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Ten Canoes - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Until the End of the World - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ We of the Never Never - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Welcome to Woop Woop - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ World Safari (TV) - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Walkabout - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Yolngu Boy - IMDb Filming locations
- ^ Young Einstein - IMDb Filming locations
Further reading[]
- Adamson, Judith. A Film Australia miscellany. Lindfield, N.S.W. : Film Australia, 1991.
- Collins, Felicity, and Theresa Davis. Australian Cinema After Mabo. Sydney: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
- Dawson, Jonathan, and Bruce Molloy, eds. Queensland Images in Film and Television. Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, 1990.
- Dermody, Susan and Elizabeth Jacka, eds. The Screening of Australia, Volume 1: Anatomy of a Film Industry. Sydney: Currency Press, 1987.
- — — — . The Screening of Australia, Volume 2: Anatomy of a National Cinema. Sydney: Currency Press, 1988.
- Moran, Albert and Tom O’Regan, eds. An Australian Film Reader (Australian Screen Series). Sydney: Currency Press, 1985.
- Moran, Albert and Errol Vieth. Film in Australia: An Introduction Sydney: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
- Murray, Scott, ed. Australian Film: 1978 – 1994. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1995. ISBN 0-19-553777-7
- Pike, Andrew and Ross Cooper. Australian Film: 1900 – 1977. revised ed. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 0-19-550784-3
- McFarland, Brian, Geoff Mayer and Ina Bertrand, eds. The Oxford Companion to Australian Film. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-19-553797-1
- Moran, Albert. Projecting Australia : government film since 1945. Sydney : Currency Press, 1991. ISBN 0-86819-292-9.
- Moran, Albert and Errol Vieth. Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8108-5459-7
- O'Regan, Tom. Australian National Cinema. London: Routledge, 1996.
- Reade, Eric. Australian Silent Films: A Pictorial History of Silent Films from 1896 to 1926. Melbourne: Lansdowne Press, 1970.
- — — — . History and Heartburn : The Saga of Australian Film 1896-1978. New Jersey: Associated University Presses, 1981.
- Ryan, Mark, David (2009),'Whither Culture? Australian Horror Films and the Limitations of Cultural Policy', Media International Australia: Incorporating Culture and Policy, no. 133, pp. 43-55.
- Stratton, David. The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry. Sydney : Pan Macmillan, 1990. 465p. ISBN 0-7329-0250-9
- Verhoeven, Deb. Sheep and the Australian Cinema. Melbourne : MUP, 2006. ISBN 0-522-85239-4
- — — — ed. Twin Peeks: Australian and New Zealand Feature Films. Melbourne: Damned Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-876310-00-6
External links[]
Categories:
- Darwin, Northern Territory
- Films shot in Australia by city
- Lists of films shot in Australia
- Darwin, Northern Territory-related lists