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Kangaroo(1986)
Status: Released
Date: 1986-07-24
60%
1 Votes
Time: 1h 48m
Overview:
A mild-mannered English conscientious objector moves to what he feels will be the relative calm of Australia after World War I, but gets caught in the middle of violent battles between the rising trade unions and fascist groups.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Australia
Budget: $3,300,000.00
Revenue: $432,266.00
ProductionCompanies:
Naked Country Productions
Cineplex Odeon Films
Western Pacific Films
Movie: Kangaroo
Top 8 Billed Cast
Colin Friels
Richard Somers
Judy Davis
Harriet Somers
John Walton
Jack Calcott
Julie Nihill
Vicki Calcott
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Kangaroo
Peter Hehir
Jaz
Peter Cummins
Struthers
Tim Robertson
O'Neill
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Overview
A mild-mannered English conscientious objector moves to what he feels will be the relative calm of Australia after World War I, but gets caught in the middle of violent battles between the rising trade unions and fascist groups.
Release Date
1986-07-24
Average
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