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Dot and the Kangaroo

70 %|May 14, 1977|Animation, Adventure, Family

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.

Featured Crew

Yoram Gross
Screenplay
Yoram Gross
Director
John Palmer
Screenplay
Ethel Pedley
Book
Sandra Gross
Associate Producer
Yoram Gross
Producer
Bob Young
Original Music Composer
Rod Hay
Editor

Cast

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Barbara Frawley
Dot (voice)
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Joan Bruce
The Kangaroo / Mother (voice)
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Spike Milligan
Mr. Platypus (voice)
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June Salter
Mrs. Platypus (voice)
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Ross Higgins
Willie Wagtail (voice)
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Ron Haddrick
Father (voice)
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Richard Meikle
Jack, the Farmhand (voice)
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John Derum
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Sue Walker
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Anne Haddy
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