The Earthling
6.8
“Two alone in the wilderness. One learned to survive, the other to love.”
Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, a man returns home to Australia to die in the wilderness. His plans become complicated when he comes across a young boy whose parents have been killed and decides to take him under his wing.
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Cast
10 people
William Holden
Patrick Foley
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Ricky Schroder
Shawn Daley
Known for
The Andromeda Strain
Lonesome Dove
Jack Thompson
Ross Daley
Known for
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
The Great Gatsby
Olivia Hamnett
Bettina Daley
Known for
The Last Wave
Alwyn Kurts
Christian Neilson
Known for
Tim
Pat Evison
Meg Neilson
Known for
Tim
Redmond Phillips
Bobby Burns
Known for
Razorback
The Gorgon
Ray Barrett
Parnell
Known for
Thunderbirds
Faraway Downs
Tony Barry
Red
Known for
Faraway Downs
Harrow
Allan Penney
Harlan
Known for
Tim
Peter Collinson Director · Lanny Cotler Writer Bruce Smeaton Composer
Worldwide gross $72K · United States release July 24, 1980 · Produced in Australia, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$72,000
Production
Earthling Associates
Production
Filmways Pictures
Production
Arkoff International
Production
Australia · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · July 24, 1980
Theatrical
United States · July 24, 1980
Limited theatrical
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