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Released:
1977-05-14

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.

Director:
Yoram Gross

Runtime:
1h 15min

Genre:
Animation, Adventure, Family

• Cast:
• 
  Barbara Frawley
  as
  Dot (voice)
• 
  Joan Bruce
  as
  The Kangaroo / Mother (voice)
• 
  Spike Milligan
  as
  Mr. Platypus (voice)
• 
  June Salter
  as
  Mrs. Platypus (voice)
• 
  Ross Higgins
  as
  Willie Wagtail (voice)