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73% Critic Match
Dot and the Kangaroo
7.3 / 10• 1977• 1h 15m•NR• English
AnimationAdventureFamily
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.
Cast & Crew
BF
Barbara Frawley
Dot (voice)
Lead
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)
RM
Richard Meikle
Jack, the Farmhand (voice)
Lola Brooks
(voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yoram Gross's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dot and the Kangaroo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
