| Uniform Title |
David Gulpilil : Walkabout to Hollywood (Documentary film : 1980) |
| Title |
David Gulpilil : walkabout to Hollywood. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2021. |
| ©1980. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (49 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4280. |
| Originally released as a documentary film in 1980. |
| "A rare glimpse into the early life of an Australian icon"--Container. |
| WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following program may contain images and voices of deceased persons. |
| Credits |
Produced and directed by Bill Liembach. |
| Performers |
Featuring David Gulpilil ; narrated by Robert Powell and also featuring Peter Weir, Hugh Rule and Buffy Sainte-Marie. |
| Summary |
Produced and directed this documentary for BBC in the 1980s, about David Gulpilil, acclaimed Australian Aboriginal actor, dancer and musician. The film shows how Gulpilil is always working to bridge the gap between the tribal Aboriginal and Western worlds. He divides his time between a traditional tribal lifestyle and his artistic work, which has included major film roles, collaboration with contemporary dance and music groups and teaching Aboriginal dance and culture. Bill and David travel to Hollywood where David was the most popular Australian in the world at that time, with FOUR films playing in America WALKABOUT, STORM BOY, THE LAST WAVE and MAD DOG MORGAN. After relating to both the black and native American cultures and filming a quick scene for a big Hollywood picture, he pines to head back through the Outback to his beloved Arnhem Land. Edited by Simon Dibbs and shot by Ray Henman. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono ; NTSC ; Region All ; aspect ratio Full frame 4:3 standard. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
Gulpilil |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Arnhem Land (N.T.) |
| Yolngu (Australian people) |
| Musicians, Aboriginal Australian |
| Motion picture actors and actresses -- Australia -- 20th century |
| Male dancers -- Australia -- 20th century |
| Documentary films -- Australia |
| Genre |
Documentary films |
| Biographical films |
| Nonfiction films |
| Other Names |
Liembach, Bill producer, director. |
| Weir, Peter, 1944- on-screen participant. |
| Rule, Hugh on-screen participant. |
| Sainte-Marie, Buffy on-screen participant. |
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