Dingo

Dingo (1991)

Truth is magic...It makes dreams come true.

Young John Anderson is captivated by jazz musician Billy Cross when he performs on the remote airstrip of his Western Australian outback hometown after his plane is diverted. Years later, now a family man and making a meagre living tracking dingoes and playing trumpet in a local band, John still dreams of joining Billy on trumpet and makes a pilgrimage to Paris.

Date of release
1991-06-02
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Drama, Music
Director
Rolf de Heer

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: A$132.5K
  • Filmed in: Australia
  • Awards: 2 · Nominations: 6. Including: AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score; AACTA Award for Best Sound

Dingo is a 1991 Australian-French drama musical film directed by Rolf de Heer and written by Marc Rosenberg. It is notable for marking Miles Davis' first and only speaking role in a narrative feature film.

Production

The movie was filmed in Meekatharra, Perth, and Sandstone, Western Australia, as well as Paris, France.

Christian Faure was the assistant director of the movie.

Davis, who plays the role of Cross, provided the film's soundtrack in cooperation with Michel Legrand.

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