Walkabout is a 1971 British-Australian survival film directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg, and David Gulpilil.
Plot[]
Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist (John Meillon) takes his teenage daughter (Jenny Agutter) and 6-year-old son (Lucien John) 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 (David Gulpilil) who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.
Cast[]
- Jenny Agutter as Girl
- Luc Roeg (credited as Lucien John) as White Boy
- David Gulpilil (miscredited as David Gumpilil) as Black Boy
- John Meillon as Father
- Robert McDarra as Man
- Pete Carver as No Hoper
- John Illingsworth as Husband
- Hilary Bamberger as Woman
- Barry Donnelly as Australian Scientist
- Noeline Brown as German Scientist
- Carlo Manchini as Italian Scientist