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Dot and the Kangaroo (1977)

★ 7.1/10 75 min Animation, Adventure, Family Australia English
Director: Yoram Gross
Screenplay by: Yoram Gross, John Palmer
Lyricist: John Palmer
Book: Ethel Pedley
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Description

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.

Top Cast

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

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