Dot and the Kangaroo
7.3(10) 1977-05-14 75 minAnimationAdventureFamily
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.
DirectorYoram Gross
ScreenplayYoram Gross
ScreenplayJohn Palmer
ProducerYoram Gross
Original Music ComposerBob Young
AnimationSusan Beak
AnimationCam Ford
AnimationPeter Gardiner
Cast & characters
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Barbara Frawley
as Dot (voice)
Joan Bruce
as The Kangaroo / Mother (voice)
Spike Milligan
as Mr. Platypus (voice)
June Salter
as Mrs. Platypus (voice)
Ross Higgins
as Willie Wagtail (voice)
Ron Haddrick
as Father (voice)
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Richard Meikle
as Jack, the Farmhand (voice)
Lola Brooks
as (voice)
Peter Gwynne
as (voice)
George Assang
as (voice)
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Kerrie Biddell
as (voice)
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John Derum
as (voice)
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)
Anne Haddy
as (voice)
Robina Beard
as (voice)
