- Russell Crowe was once the candidate for the film's leading actor, but because of the 20th Century Fox's plan to cut its pay to reduce the film budget, Russell Crowe finally left the film crew.
- More than 1,500 wild horses were used in the filming of the film.
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- Most of the main shots lasted 9 months.
- Due to the long filming time of the film, the crew gave birth to no less than 15 newborns during the filming period, including the daughter of the heroine Nicole Kidman.
- The film is director Baz Ruhrman's first feature film after directing the musical "Moulin Rouge" in 2001.
- Most of the film’s cast and crew are Australians.
- Director Buzz Ruhrman predicted that the 12-year-old Australian child star Brandon Waters in the film will be a rising star in Hollywood.
- The film is set in Darwin Port, Australia in the 1930s, when Asians accounted for about 30% of the local population. Lanterns and Chinese characters are not uncommon. Nicole’s costumes include cheongsam, showing the customs of the immigrant society.
- Nicole interprets a nobleman. In the play, she changed multiple sets of costumes, including horse suits, cheongsams, hunting suits and more. The accessories are also classic brand names. She wears leather shoes tailored for her by Salvatore Ferragamo. Carrying Prada suitcase and cosmetic case.
- To play the role of a cowboy, Hugh Jackman exercises every day. He eats every 3 hours and has to get up in the middle of the night to replenish protein. The originally tall and thin body trains into brave muscles.
- Heath Ledger also auditioned for the film at the time, but later chose to shoot "The Dark Knight".
- The music throughout the film comes from the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz", with the song titled Over the Rainbow.
- Nicole Kidman later revealed that she hadn’t even read the script when she agreed to take the film, and categorically told Hugh Jackman that she didn’t have to hesitate to take the movie, and when Jackman said she hadn’t When he saw the script, Kidman said that he didn't care about the script at all, because the director was Buzz Ruhrman.
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Abby 2022-03-28 09:01:02
A very magnificent scene, but it failed to hold up a story of more than two hours. It's a pity... The director's movement of the camera is still remarkable. The vast land of Australia...
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Chris 2022-03-27 09:01:05
Nicole loves Hugh Dameng, the director is too tender and the plot is too vulgar ps: It turns out that racial assimilation is not a patent of the Chinese dynasty~ I'm on fire
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Lady Sarah Ashley: Nullah, I wanted to extend my condolences...
Nullah: Go away.
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Nullah: Mama say, I Galapa. I magic-man. I wizard-man!