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The Proposition (2006)
- R
- 06/09/2006 (US)
- Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
- 1h 44m
This land will be civilized.
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.
Nick Cave
ScreenplayJohn Hillcoat
DirectorCast
![Guy Pearce's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/hCzlUxrTLz3ntoPApW873sX0THf.jpg)
Guy Pearce
Charlie Burns![Ray Winstone's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/kDShEv6zPfArgcwXliGWKR65Mmo.jpg)
Ray Winstone
Captain Morris Stanley![Danny Huston's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/7Wdh73SltnllH4KVd64PvqKQ5NJ.jpg)
Danny Huston
Arthur Burns![John Hurt's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/kFNlnnjCm7MsRNJ5yzZEH2YJIPC.jpg)
John Hurt
Jellon Lamb![David Wenham's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/F7CWSqUE75HtrcdqIQ7UMZ9aTX.jpg)
David Wenham
Eden Fletcher![Emily Watson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/bd0qiJXHoLNpkCqABsh67AKRtjC.jpg)
Emily Watson
Martha Stanley![Richard Wilson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/q7YXd9YfPNk09yv2a92dH94oDL7.jpg)
Richard Wilson
Mike Burns![Noah Taylor's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/a9VuohmpqbvcYflOpi0F3ck8L2j.jpg)