Walkabout (1971)
A boy and girl face the challenge of the world's last frontier.
Synopsis
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
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Jenny Agutter
as Girl
- Luc Roeg as White Boy
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David Gulpilil
as Black Boy
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John Meillon
as Man
- Robert McDarra as Man
- Peter Carver as No Hoper
- John Illingsworth as Young Man
- Hilary Bamberger as Woman
- Barry Donnelly as Australian Scientist
-
Noeline Brown
as German Scientist
- Carlo Manchini as Italian Scientist
Crew
-
Nicolas Roeg
Director
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Nicolas Roeg
Director of Photography
- Antony Gibbs Editor
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Alan Pattillo
Editor
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John Barry
Original Music Composer
- Si Litvinoff Producer
- Edward Bond Writer
