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The Little Convict
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Title: The Little Convict

Release Date: 20 Dec 1979

Runtime: 1h 16m

Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance

Director: Australian Film Commission, Yoram Gross Films, The Little Convict Syndicate

Production Companies: Australian Film Commission, Yoram Gross Films, The Little Convict Syndicate

Overview: In old New South Wales a new bunch of convicts arrives including the little convict, young Toby Nelson. Consigned to a Government farm they are subjected to the cruelty of Sergeant Billy Langdon and Corporal Weazel Wesley. Toby escapes and flees into the Australian bush where he is saved from death by the aboriginal boy, Wahroonga. Together, with another escapee, the highwayman, Jack Doolan, and Wahroonga’s animal friends, they launch a spectacular mission to rescue the blacksmith, Big George, and Toby’s sister, Polly.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.7 (7 votes)

Cast

  • The Storyteller / Grandfather: Rolf Harris
  • Toby Nelson (voice): Sean Hinton
  • Polly Nelson (voice): Kerry McGuire
  • William Watts / "Silly Billy": Paul Bertram
  • Jack Doolan (voice): Shane Porteous
  • Capt. Pertwee (voice): Ron Falk
  • Sgt. "Bully" Langton (voice): Richard Meikle
  • (voice): Brian Harrison
  • (voice): Harry Lawrence
  • (voice): Gary Marika
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