Dot and the Kangaroo (1977)

  • NR
  • 05/14/1977 (US)
  • Animation, Adventure, Family
  • 1h 15m

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.

Yoram Gross

Director, Screenplay

John Palmer

Screenplay

Cast

Barbara Frawley's headshot

Barbara Frawley

Dot (voice)
Joan Bruce's headshot

Joan Bruce

The Kangaroo / Mother (voice)
Spike Milligan's headshot

Spike Milligan

Mr. Platypus (voice)
June Salter's headshot

June Salter

Mrs. Platypus (voice)
Ross Higgins's headshot

Ross Higgins

Willie Wagtail (voice)
Ron Haddrick's headshot

Ron Haddrick

Father (voice)
Richard Meikle's headshot

Richard Meikle

Jack, the Farmhand (voice)
Lola Brooks's headshot

Lola Brooks

(voice)

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