Walkabout (1971)
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.

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Cast

Jenny Agutter Jenny Agutter As: Girl
Luc Roeg Luc Roeg As: White Boy
David Gulpilil David Gulpilil As: Black Boy
John Meillon John Meillon As: Man
Robert McDarra Robert McDarra As: Man
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A boy and girl face the challenge of the world's last frontier.
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Adventure, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 01 July 1971

Country: US

Runtime: 95m

Company Credits

Company: Si Litvinoff Film Production, Max L. Raab Productions

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Cast

Directed By

Nicolas Roeg

Nicolas Roeg

Director

Kevin Kavanagh

Kevin Kavanagh

Assistant Director

Annabel Davis-Goff

Annabel Davis-Goff

Continuity

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Si Litvinoff

Si Litvinoff

Producer

Max L. Raab

Max L. Raab

Executive Producer

Anthony J. Hope

Anthony J. Hope

Associate Producer

Grahame Jennings

Grahame Jennings

Production Manager

Irving Zeiger

Irving Zeiger

Other

Edited By

Brian Mann

Brian Mann

Assistant Editor

Antony Gibbs

Antony Gibbs

Editor

Alan Pattillo

Alan Pattillo

Editor

Costume and Makeup

Linda Richmond

Linda Richmond

Makeup Artist

Sound

John Barry

John Barry

Music

Kevin Kearney

Kevin Kearney

Boom Operator

Warren Marley

Warren Marley

Songs

Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart

Songs

Barry Brown

Barry Brown

Production Sound Mixer

Phil Ramone

Phil Ramone

Music Programmer

Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell

Songs

Gerry Humphreys

Gerry Humphreys

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

John Barry

John Barry

Conductor

John Barry

John Barry

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Dean Goodhill

Dean Goodhill

Still Photographer

Nicolas Roeg

Nicolas Roeg

Director of Photography

Mike Molloy

Mike Molloy

Camera Operator

Peter Hannan

Peter Hannan

Other

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Terry Gough

Terry Gough

Art Direction

Brian Eatwell

Brian Eatwell

Production Design

Other Crew

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Additional Music

Anthony B. Richmond

Anthony B. Richmond

Special Effects

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