Dot and the Kangaroo
1977
1h 15min
An Australian girl gets lost in the Outback, but she's befriended by a kangaroo who gives her a ride in her pouch as they search for the girl's home. Aiding the pair are musically gifted koalas, platypuses, and kookaburras in this film based on Ethel Pedley's 1899 children's book, with animated humans and animals superimposed upon a live-action background.
Storyline
An Australian girl gets lost in the Outback, but she's befriended by a kangaroo who gives her a ride in her pouch as they search for the girl's home. Aiding the pair are musically gifted koalas, platypuses, and kookaburras in this film based on Ethel Pedley's 1899 children's book, with animated humans and animals superimposed upon a live-action background.
Released
14 May 1977
Runtime
1h 15min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Yoram Gross Films, Australian Film Commission
Cast
Barbara Frawley
Dot (voice)
Joan Bruce
The Kangaroo / Mother (voice)
Spike Milligan
Mr. Platypus (voice)
June Salter
Mrs. Platypus (voice)
Ross Higgins
Willie Wagtail (voice)
Ron Haddrick
Father (voice)
Richard Meikle
Jack, the Farmhand (voice)
Lola Brooks
(voice)
Peter Gwynne
(voice)
George Assang
(voice)
Kerrie Biddell
(voice)
John Derum
(voice)
Kevin Golsby
(voice)
Nola Lester
(voice)
Sue Walker
(voice)
Noel Brophy
(voice)
Anne Haddy
(voice)
Robina Beard
(voice)
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