Walkabout (1971)

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

Movie · Adventure, Drama · 1h 35m · Rated 7.3/10 on TMDB · Released July 1, 1971

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.

Directed by Nicolas Roeg

Cast

• Jenny Agutter as Girl
• Luc Roeg as White Boy
• David Gulpilil as Black Boy
• 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

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