Kangaroo
6.2
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.
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Cast
8 people
Colin Friels
Richard Somers
Known for
Darkman
Dark City
Judy Davis
Harriet Somers
Known for
Ratched
Marie Antoinette
John Walton
Jack Calcott
Known for
Australia
Julie Nihill
Vicki Calcott
Known for
Insidious: Out of the Further
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Kangaroo
Known for
Mad Max: Fury Road
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Peter Hehir
Jaz
Known for
Return to the Blue Lagoon
Fortress
Peter Cummins
Struthers
Known for
The Man From Snowy River II
Mad Dog Morgan
Tim Robertson
O'Neill
Known for
Holy Smoke
The Time Guardian
Tim Burstall Director · Evan Jones Screenplay D. H. Lawrence Author
Worldwide gross $432K · Budget $3.3M · United States release March 13, 1987
Box office
Budget
$3,300,000
Worldwide gross
$432,266
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Naked Country Productions
Production
Cineplex Odeon Films
Production
Western Pacific Films
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · June 19, 1986
Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival (opening)
United States · March 13, 1987
Theatrical
Australia
June 20, 1986 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival (closing film)
April 30, 1987 · Theatrical
Canada
October 4, 1986 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Ireland
February 27, 1987 · Theatrical
Russia
July 6, 1987 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
United Kingdom
July 24, 1986 · Theatrical
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