The Earthling
1980 · Movie · 97 min. · Australia
Patrick Foley (William Holden) has been on the move all his live. Tired of drifting, he wants to spend his last days in an isolated Australian valley where he grew up. On his difficult journey he meets Shawn, a little desperate city-boy whose parents were killed in an accident in this remote inhospitable territory. Being unable to accompany the boy back to the civilized world he reluctantly takes him with him on his trip to that valley and teaches him in a rugged way how to survive ...
Direction Peter Collinson
Cast William Holden · Rick Schroder · Jack Thompson · Olivia Hamnett · Alwyn Kurts · Pat Evison · Redmond Phillips · Ray Barrett · Tony Barry · Allan Penney
Soundtrack Dick DeBenedictis
Screenplay Lanny Cotler
Cinematography Donald McAlpine
Original title The Earthling
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65 votes (FilmAffinity)
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