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A boy and girl face the challenge of the world's last frontier. - Walkabout
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Title: Walkabout

Release Date: 1 Jul 1971

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Adventure, Drama

Director: Si Litvinoff Film Production, Max L. Raab Productions

Production Companies: Si Litvinoff Film Production, Max L. Raab Productions

Overview: Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.3 (397 votes)

Cast

  • Girl: Jenny Agutter
  • White Boy: Luc Roeg
  • Black Boy: David Gulpilil
  • Man: John Meillon
  • Man: Robert McDarra
  • No Hoper: Peter Carver
  • Young Man: John Illingsworth
  • Woman: Hilary Bamberger
  • Australian Scientist: Barry Donnelly
  • German Scientist: Noeline Brown
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