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Walkabout is a 1971 adventure survival film directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg, and David Gulpilil. Edward Bond wrote the screenplay, which is loosely based on the 1959 novel by James Vance Marshall .
Jul 1, 1971 · Two city-bred siblings are stranded in the Australian Outback, where they learn to survive with the aid of an Aboriginal boy on his \"walkabout\": a ritual separation from his tribe. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this film.
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- Adventure, Drama
- Nicolas Roeg
- 1971-07-01
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Apr 13, 1997 · A film by Nicolas Roeg about two children and an aborigine surviving in the outback after their father's suicide. Ebert explores the themes of communication, nature, and civilization in this masterpiece of cinematography and mystery.
Two children are stranded in the Australian outback and are forced to cope on their own. The film is based on a novel by James Vance Marshall and stars Jenny Agutter, Lucien John and David Gulpilil.
- Nicolas Roeg, Kevin Kavanagh
- Jenny Agutter
A film by Nicolas Roeg about a girl and her brother stranded in the desert and rescued by an aborigine boy. Ebert praises the film's storytelling, cinematography and mystical atmosphere, but warns against reading too many metaphors into it.