Walkabout

Walkabout

1971

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 Aboriginal boy (David Gulpilil) who shows them how to survive and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.

A boy and girl face the challenge of the world's last frontier. Dangers they had never known before... A people they had never seen before...

JBscale
85
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Adventure
Length
1 hr. 41 mins.
US Theatrical Release
July 1, 1971
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
Criterion Collection #10 Digital Only
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.78:1
Audio
English: DDS
Studio
Criterion
Released
May 18, 2010
Acquired Date
December 26, 2023
Times Seen
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Actors

Jenny Agutter
Jenny Agutter
Luc Roeg
Luc Roeg
David Gulpilil
David Gulpilil
John Meillon
John Meillon
Robert McDarra
Robert McDarra
Peter Carver
Peter Carver

Directors

Nicolas Roeg
Nicolas Roeg

Producers

Si Litvinoff
Si Litvinoff

Writers

Edward Bond
Edward Bond

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Ratings

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RT Fresh
86%
Tomatometer
43 votes
RT Fresh Certified
86%
Popcornmeter
531 votes
METASCORE
85
18 votes
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
28,164 votes