Dot and the Kangaroo
1977 · 1h 15m · TV-Y7-FV
Adventure, Animation, Family
Directed by
Yoram Gross
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 and cast
- Yoram Gross Director
- Barbara Frawley as Dot
- Joan Bruce as The Kangaroo / Mother
- Spike Milligan as Mr. Platypus (voice)
- June Salter as Mrs. Platypus (voice)
- Ross Higgins as Willie Wagtail (voice)
- Ron Haddrick as Father (voice)
- Richard Meikle as Jack, the Farmhand (voice)
- Lola Brooks as (voice)
- Peter Gwynne Cast
- George Assang Cast
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