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- According to an October 19, 1990, interview in the Los Angeles Times, screenwriter John Hill, who passed away in 2017, was inspired to write Quigley in 1974, after reading an article in the Times that “explored the genocide of Aborigines in the latter 1800s.” (Ironically, Dances with Wolves author Michael Blake was inspired to write his novel after reading Dee Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a bestselling and heartbreakingly truthful look at America’s Indian atrocities.)
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When the Aboriginal manservant knocks Quigley over the head, Marston's men beat him and Cora unconscious and dump them in the Outback with no water and little chance of survival. However, they are rescued by Aboriginal Australians. Cora now reveals that she comes from Texas.
Dec 18, 2023 · Q: Is Quigley Down Under based on a true story? A: No, Quigley Down Under is a fictional movie and not based on a true story. However, it does provide a captivating glimpse into the history and landscapes of Australia.
Mar 1, 2021 · In 1974, an article in the Los Angeles Times on the violent, racist and even genocidal treatment of Aboriginal Australians by the colonial government of Australia in the 19th century inspired the late screenwriter John Hill to pen his original screenplay, Quigley Down Under.
Mar 2, 2021 · Quigley Down Under, the finest Australian Western, is the story of an American who answers an ad looking for the world’s best long-distance marksman, and finds himself in Australia, employed by wealthy rancher Marsten (Alan Rickman). Then Quigley realizes, to his fury, that Marsten’s hired him to slaughter Aboriginals.
Oct 21, 2020 · Quigley Down Under wasn’t Selleck’s first western. In 1979 he starred in a TV miniseries adaptation of Louis L’Amour’s The Sacketts, then reunited with that same cast in 1982 for The...
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Oct 19, 1990 · “Quigley Down Under” stars Tom Selleck, an actor who with his height, authority and natural ease might have been a major Western star in the old days, as an American sharpshooter who sails to Australia in search of work.
Mar 1, 2021 · In Quigley Down Under, Tom Selleck’s character, Wyoming cowboy Matthew Quigley, travels to Australia to work for Alan Rickman’s character, corrupt rancher Elliott Marston (in black hat).
