Synopsis
A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to cope in the natural world, without their usual comforts, in this hypnotic masterpiece from Nicolas Roeg. Along the way, they meet a young aborigine on his “walkabout,” a rite of passage in which adolescent boys are initiated into manhood by journeying into the wilderness alone. Walkabout is a thrilling adventure as well as a provocative rumination on time and civilization.
Cast
| Girl | Jenny Agutter |
| Boy | Lucien John |
| Aborigine | David Gulpilil |
Credits
| Director | Nicolas Roeg |
| Screenplay | Edward Bond |
| Producer | Si Litvinoff |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Roeg |
| Music | John Barry |
| Production Design | Brian Eatwell |
| Editing | Antony Gibbs and Alan Arkin |
Disc Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, made from a newly minted 35 mm interpositive and approved by director Nicolas Roeg (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
- Audio commentary featuring Roeg and actress Jenny Agutter
- Video interviews with Agutter and actor Luc Roeg
- Gulpilil—One Red Blood (2002), an hour-long documentary on the life and career of actor David Gulpilil
- Theatrical trailer
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by author Paul Ryan
From the Current
Walkabout
by May 5, 1998For many years now, one legendary film has appeared on every list of fine movies that are missing from distribution and home video. That film is Nicolas Roeg’s Walkabout, the 1971 drama about a fourteen-year-old girl and her little brother, who are lost in the Australian outback and are . . .
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Gorgeous cover art
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