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Storm Boy

Storm Boy

Wild things should be free.

19776.91h 28m

Overview

Mike is a lonely Australian boy living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father. In search of friendship he encounters an Aboriginal native loner and the two form a bond in the care of orphaned pelicans.

Directed by Henri Safran
Written by Sonia Borg, Sidney L. Stebel, Colin Thiele
Produced by Matt Carroll
Box OfficeBudget: $210K0

Top Cast

Greg Rowe

Greg Rowe

Mike 'Storm Boy' Kingley

Peter Cummins

Peter Cummins

Tom 'Hide-Away Tom' Kingley

David Gulpilil

David Gulpilil

Fingerbone

J

Judy Dick

Miss Walker

T

Tony Allison

Ranger

M

Michael Moody

Boat Master

G

Graham Dow

Edwards

F

Frank Foster-Brown

Lynch

M

Michael Caulfield

Hunter

P

Paul Smith

Hunter

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookbased on children's bookpelicansand duneaborigine

About Storm Boy

Storm Boy is a drama, family film released in 1977 exploring themes of based on novel or book, based on children's book, pelican, sand dune, aborigine. Directed by Henri Safran, it stars Greg Rowe, Peter Cummins, David Gulpilil. Mike is a lonely Australian boy living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father. In search of friendship he encounters an Aboriginal native loner and the two form a bond in the care of orphaned pelicans.

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