Walkabout (1971)
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 Aborigine boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.
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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 Aborigine boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.
Rating:PG
Genre:Adventure, Drama
Directed By:Nicolas Roeg
Written By:Edward Bond
In Theaters:7/1/1971
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Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:Si Litvinoff Film Production, Max L. Raab Productions, 20th Century Fox
Cast
Nicolas Roeg
Director
Nicolas Roeg
Director
Jenny Agutter
Girl
Luc Roeg
White Boy
David Gulpilil
Black Boy
John Meillon
Man