Walkabout (Original title)
Date: 1970 (Copyright)Country: AustraliaDirected by: Nicolas Roeg
Synopsis: Story of teenage girl and her younger brother, lost in the Australian wilds, after their father has driven them into the countryside and then tried to shoot them and commit suicide. They struggle to find their way home, totally unprepared for survival having been brought up in a wealthy home in the city. An aborigine boy on his 'walkabout' finds them and befriends them, helping them to find water and food. Their survival depends on him and he takes a shine to the girl. She is troubled and emotionally confused by his proximity and advances, and their cultural differences and language barrier mean that neither can fully understand the feelings of the other.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Journeys, Teenagers, Survival, Aboriginal peoples
Releases
Date: 16 May 1971Country: FranceRelease type: FestivalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 100 mins Length: 9900 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 07 October 1971Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 99 mins 47 secs - Length: 9900 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Date: August 1999Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Colour - SoundRuntime: 96 mins 10 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Polygram Video Limited
Date: February 2011Country: United KingdomRelease type: Non-TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 100 mins 24 secs - Length: 9036 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFI Bookings
Date: October 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 100 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1135808
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1135808
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(2)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-958513
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1970BFI identifier: N-3620584
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 1970 (Copyright)Country: AustraliaDirected by: Nicolas Roeg
Synopsis: Story of teenage girl and her younger brother, lost in the Australian wilds, after their father has driven them into the countryside and then tried to shoot them and commit suicide. They struggle to find their way home, totally unprepared for survival having been brought up in a wealthy home in the city. An aborigine boy on his 'walkabout' finds them and befriends them, helping them to find water and food. Their survival depends on him and he takes a shine to the girl. She is troubled and emotionally confused by his proximity and advances, and their cultural differences and language barrier mean that neither can fully understand the feelings of the other.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Journeys, Teenagers, Survival, Aboriginal peoples
Releases
Date: 16 May 1971Country: FranceRelease type: FestivalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 100 mins Length: 9900 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 07 October 1971Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 99 mins 47 secs - Length: 9900 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Date: August 1999Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Colour - SoundRuntime: 96 mins 10 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Polygram Video Limited
Date: February 2011Country: United KingdomRelease type: Non-TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 100 mins 24 secs - Length: 9036 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFI Bookings
Date: October 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 100 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1135808
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1135808
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(2)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-958513
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1970BFI identifier: N-3620584
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film