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Dot and the Kangaroo

Dot and the Kangaroo

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Dot and the Kangaroo

1977

1h 15m

7.3(10 votes)

Animation

Adventure

Family

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.

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Yoram Gross Films

Australian Film Commission

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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)

Peter Gwynne

Peter Gwynne

(voice)

George Assang

George Assang

(voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Yoram Gross
Written by: Yoram Gross
John Palmer
Produced by: Yoram Gross

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