Walkabout

Walkabout (1971)

A boy and girl face the challenge of the world's last frontier.

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.

Date of release
1971-07-01
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (478)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Director
Nicolas Roeg

Casting

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

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