Nicolas Roeg

Walkabout

Walkabout

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 an Aboriginal youth 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.

Indigenous people are advised that this film includes images and recording of deceased persons.

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Film Info

  • United Kingdom, Australia
  • 1971
  • 100 minutes
  • Color
  • 1.85:1
  • English
  • Spine #10

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital master, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film (in the aspect ratio of 1.85:1) presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film (in the aspect ratio of 1.78:1) and special features
  • Audio commentary featuring director Nicolas Roeg and actor Jenny Agutter
  • Interviews with Agutter and actor Luc Roeg
  • Gulpilil—One Red Blood (2002), a documentary on the life and career of actor David Gulpilil
  • Trailer
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by author Paul Ryan

    Cover by Neil Kellerhouse

Purchase Options

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital master, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film (in the aspect ratio of 1.85:1) presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film (in the aspect ratio of 1.78:1) and special features
  • Audio commentary featuring director Nicolas Roeg and actor Jenny Agutter
  • Interviews with Agutter and actor Luc Roeg
  • Gulpilil—One Red Blood (2002), a documentary on the life and career of actor David Gulpilil
  • Trailer
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by author Paul Ryan

    Cover by Neil Kellerhouse
Walkabout
Cast
Jenny Agutter
Girl
Luc Roeg
White boy
David Gulpilil
Black boy
Credits
Director
Nicolas Roeg
Photographed by
Nicolas Roeg
Produced by
Si Litvinoff
Executive producer
Max L. Raab
Screenplay by
Edward Bond
From the novel by
James Vance Marshall
Music composed and conducted by
John Barry
Film editor
Antony Gibbs
Film editor
Alan Pattillo
Production designer
Brian Eatwell
Art director
Terry Gough
Special photography
Tony Richmond

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