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Walkabout

Walkabout

JUL 1, 1971 · 95 MIN · DIR. NICOLAS ROEG

AdventureDrama

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.

Cast

  • Jenny Agutter

    Jenny Agutter

    Girl

  • Luc Roeg

    White Boy

  • David Gulpilil

    David Gulpilil

    Black Boy

  • John Meillon

    John Meillon

    Man

  • Robert McDarra

    Man

  • Peter Carver

    No Hoper

  • John Illingsworth

    Young Man

  • Hilary Bamberger

    Woman

  • Barry Donnelly

    Australian Scientist

  • Noeline Brown

    Noeline Brown

    German Scientist

  • Carlo Manchini

    Italian Scientist

Crew

Writer

Edward Bond

Story

Nicolas Roeg

Director of Photography

Nicolas Roeg

Editor

Alan Pattillo

Editor

Antony Gibbs

Original Music Composer

John Barry

Producer

Si Litvinoff