Storyline
Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.
Principal Cast
Jenny Agutter
Girl
LU
Luc Roeg
White Boy
David Gulpilil
Black Boy
John Meillon
Man
RO
Robert McDarra
Man
PE
Peter Carver
No Hoper
JO
John Illingsworth
Young Man
HI
Hilary Bamberger
Woman
Media Information
DirectorNicolas Roeg
StatusReleased
Runtime95 min
Genres
AdventureDrama
Release Date1971-07-01
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited States of America
Production
Si Litvinoff Film Production
Max L. Raab Productions