Synopsis
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 Aborigine boy on his walkabout—a tribal initiation into manhood—these modern children pass from innocence into experience as they are thrust from the comforts of civilization into the savagery of the natural world.
Cast
| Girl | Jenny Agutter |
| Boy | Lucien John |
| Aborigine | David Gumpilil |
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
- Audio commentary by Nicolas Roeg and Jenny Agutter
- Original, unedited director’s cut
- Theatrical trailers
- Subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- An essay by Roger Ebert
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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