Storm Boy
6.9
“Wild things should be free.”
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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Cast
12 people
Greg Rowe
Mike 'Storm Boy' Kingley
Also in
Blue Fin
The Last Wave
Peter Cummins
Tom 'Hide-Away Tom' Kingley
Known for
The Man From Snowy River II
Mad Dog Morgan
David Gulpilil
Fingerbone
Known for
Crocodile Dundee
Australia
Judy Dick
Miss Walker
Also in
Sara Dane
Breaker Morant
Tony Allison
Ranger
Also in
Money Movers
Robbery Under Arms
Michael Moody
Boat Master
Known for
Wolf Creek
Graham Dow
Edwards
Also in
The Damnation of Harvey McHugh
Gallipoli
Frank Foster-Brown
Lynch
No other roles listed
Michael Caulfield
Hunter
Known for
Tim
Paul Smith
Hunter
Also in
The Miracle on 34th Street
Hedley Cullen
Marina Manager
Also in
Sunday Too Far Away
Coda
Eric Mack
Jones
Henri Safran Director · Sonia Borg Writer Sidney L. Stebel Writer
Worldwide gross $2.6M · Budget $210K · First release November 18, 1976
Box office
Budget
$210,073
Worldwide gross
$2,645,000
Gross vs. budget
12.6×
Production
South Australian Film Corporation
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · November 18, 1976
Premiere · Source: IMDB
Australia · July 28, 1977
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
October 7, 1977 · Theatrical
Germany
January 1, 1978 · Limited theatrical · Berlin International Film Festival
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