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Dot and the Kangaroo

3.5

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Duration75 min.
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Release DateMay 14, 1977

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.

Genres

  • Animation
  • Adventure
  • Family

Casts

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

Jack, the Farmhand (voice)

Lola Brooks

Lola Brooks

(voice)

Peter Gwynne

Peter Gwynne

(voice)

George Assang

George Assang

(voice)

Kerrie Biddell

(voice)

John Derum

(voice)

Kevin Golsby

Kevin Golsby

(voice)

Nola Lester

(voice)

Sue Walker

(voice)

Noel Brophy

(voice)

Anne Haddy

Anne Haddy

(voice)

Robina Beard

Robina Beard

(voice)