| Uniform Title |
Walkabout (Motion picture : 1971) |
| Title |
Walkabout. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2019. |
| ©1971 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (101 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID3965. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1971. |
| Based on the novel by James Vance Marshall. |
| WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following program may contain images and voices of deceased persons. |
| "A boy and a girl face the challenge of the world's last frontier"-- Cover. |
| Credits |
Directed by Nicolas Roeg. Produced by Si Litvinoff. Screenplay by Edward Bond. |
| Performers |
Jenny Agutter, David Gulpilil. |
| Summary |
Nicolas Roeg's mystical masterpiece chronicles the physical, spiritual, and emotional journey of a sister and brother abandoned in the harsh Australian outback. Joining an Aboriginal on his walkabout - a tribal initiation into manhood - these modern children pass from innocence into experience as they are thrust from the comforts of civilisation into the savagery of the natural world. One of the most individualistic and visually accomplished filmmakers of our time, Roeg perfectly captures the tragic conflict between natural instincts and civilised behaviour. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 2.0, NTSC, Region 4, 16:9 letterbox, aspect ratio 1.77:1. |
| Language note |
English. No subtitles. |
| Subjects |
Marshall, James Vance, -- 1924- Film adaptations |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Drama |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs |
| Brothers and sisters -- Drama |
| Coming of age -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Australia |
| Motion pictures, Australian |
| Genre |
Action and adventure films |
| Coming-of-age films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Roeg, Nicolas director. |
| Litvinoff, Si producer. |
| Bond, Edward screenwriter. |
| Agutter, Jenny actor. |
| Gulpill, David actor. |
| Marshall, James Vance, 1924-. Walkabout Motion picture adaptation of (work). |
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