Dot and the Kangaroo

Dot and the Kangaroo

1977
1h 15m
7.1

7.1/10

9 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Yoram Gross Films Australian Film Commission
Production Countries
Australia
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date May 14, 1977
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0274470

Cast

Barbara Frawley
Barbara Frawley

Dot (voice)

Joan Bruce
Joan Bruce

The Kangaroo / Mother (voice)

Spike Milligan
Spike Milligan

Mr. Platypus (voice)

June Salter
June Salter

Mrs. Platypus (voice)

Ross Higgins
Ross Higgins

Willie Wagtail (voice)

Ron Haddrick
Ron Haddrick

Father (voice)

Richard Meikle
Richard Meikle

Jack, the Farmhand (voice)

Lola Brooks
Lola Brooks

(voice)

Peter Gwynne
Peter Gwynne

(voice)

George Assang
George Assang

(voice)

Kerrie Biddell
Kerrie Biddell

(voice)

John Derum
John Derum

(voice)

Key Crew

Yoram Gross
Director
Yoram Gross
Screenplay
John Palmer
Screenplay
Yoram Gross
Producer