Walkabout (1971)

Regisseur:

Nicolas Roeg

Drehbuchautoren:

Edward Bond (writer)
James Vance Marshall (novel)

Premierendatum:

1. Juli 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Werbezeile:

A boy and girl face the challenge of the world's last frontier. Dangers they had never known before... A people they had never seen before...

Plot:

Two young children are stranded in the Australian outback and are forced to cope on their own. They...

Plot Keywords:

Actual Animal Killed | Very Little Dialogue | Mini Skirt | Lost | Australian Outback

Filmpreise:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

What's this talk about "Walkabout"

Besetzung

Jenny Agutter	...	Girl
Luc Roeg	...	White Boy (as Lucien John)
David Gulpilil	...	Black Boy (as David Gumpilil)
John Meillon	...	Man
Robert McDarra	...	Man (as Robert McDara)
Peter Carver	...	No Hoper (as Pete Carver)
John Illingsworth	...	Young Man
Hilary Bamberger	...	Woman
Barry Donnelly	...	Australian Scientist
Noeline Brown	...	German Scientist (as Noelene Brown)
Carlo Manchini	...	Italian Scientist

Alternativ:

Traum vom Leben, Der (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

100 Min | USA:100 Min (1997 reissue) | USA:95 Min (original version)

Produktionsland:

Australia

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Eastmancolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 (video rating: 2000) | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:GP (re-rating on appeal) | USA:R (original rating) | West Germany:12

Drehorte:

Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

Firma:

Si Litvinoff Film Production

Dies und das:

Due to Jenny Agutter's full-frontal nudity, film originally drew an "R" rating from the MPAA. It was reduced to "PG" on appeal.

Pannen:

Geographische Fehler: The girl asks to be taken to the city of Adelaide, the children's destination in the novel. However, the city shown at the start and end of the film is clearly Sydney, which is several thousand kilometers (and two states) away from Adelaide.

Dialogzitate:

The Girl: We're English! English, do you understand? This is Australia, yes? Where is Adelaide?
White Boy: Ask him for water!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Gasoline Alley

What's this talk about "Walkabout"

In the late sixties and early seventies there was an unusual kind of excitement when you went to the movies. It probably had not happened since movies were first invented and has not happened since in commercial theatrical releases. This was the feeling of "I don't know what is going to happen next"! What happened one day was completely unexpected when I first saw the opening of "Walkabout". The introduction gave almost no clue as to what was to come next, but it was visually and aurally fascinating. The rapidity in which the plot shifted gears made you more sympathetic to the plight of our main characters. The sudden appearance of the Aborigine boy in the nick of time and his taking them under his wing. Then surprises of all surprises--our heroine does many nude scenes. Then her final look of yearning at the end suddenly explains it all. All the while Roeg is doing a travelogue of the Australian outback. This movie is pure genius from beginning to end. A must for any movie collection.