Dot and the Kangaroo (1977)
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
Writers:
Yoram Gross, John Palmer.
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Barbara Frawley as Dot (voice) |
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Joan Bruce as The Kangaroo / Mother (voice) |
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Spike Milligan as Mr. Platypus (voice) |
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June Salter as Mrs. Platypus (voice) |
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Ross Higgins as Willie Wagtail (voice) |
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Ron Haddrick as Father (voice) |
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Richard Meikle as Jack, the Farmhand (voice) |
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Lola Brooks as (voice) |
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Peter Gwynne as (voice) |
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George Assang as (voice) |
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Kerrie Biddell as (voice) |
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John Derum as (voice) |
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Kevin Golsby as (voice) |
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Nola Lester as (voice) |
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Sue Walker as (voice) |
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Noel Brophy as (voice) |
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Anne Haddy as (voice) |
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Robina Beard as (voice) |
| Writing | Yoram Gross | Screenplay |
| Directing | Yoram Gross | Director |
| Visual Effects | Wallace Logue | Animation |
| Writing | John Palmer | Lyricist |
| Editing | Rod Hay | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Rowl Greenhalg | Animation |
| Sound | Bob Young | Songs |
| Production | Yoram Gross | Producer |
| Production | Sandra Gross | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Bob Young | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Bob Young | Music Arranger |
| Visual Effects | Laurie Sharpe | Animation |
| Production | Richard Meikle | Casting |
| Production | Olga Zahorsky | Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | Athol Henry | Animation |
| Writing | Ethel Pedley | Book |
| Visual Effects | Cam Ford | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Greg Ingram | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Vivien Ray | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Peter Gardiner | Animation |
| Editing | Klaus Jaritz | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Susan Beak | Animation |
| Art | Laurie Sharpe | Storyboard Artist |
| Visual Effects | Richard Jones | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Peter Luschwitz | Animation |
| Writing | John Palmer | Screenplay |
| Crew | Rod Hay | Post Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Margaret Cardin | Negative Cutter |
| Visual Effects | Ryszard Słapczyński | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Angie Prindle | Animation |