“For four days and three nights a nation prayed and waited . . . The true story of Australia's biggest search”
The True story of Stephen Walls, a young Australian farm boy, whose disappearance galvanized a continent into action. Taught to be wary of strangers, the boy cannot know that the boisterous hordes of volunteers are his saviors and not his enemies.
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Cast
23 people
John Hargreaves
Jacko Walls
Known for
Long Weekend
Cry Freedom
Tony Barry
Const. O'Day
Known for
Faraway Downs
Harrow
Terry Bourke
Alan Spires
John Jarratt
Vic Tanner
Known for
Wolf Creek
Australia
Phil Judd
John Powell
Phillip Avalon
Also in
Summer City
Inn of the Damned
Lorna Lesley
Known for
Rabbit-Proof Fence
The Chain Reaction
Suzanne Turner
James Elliott
Also in
Number 96
Lady, Stay Dead
Nathan Dawes
Terry Bourke Director · Doris Haller Editor
Budget $395K · First release November 16, 1978 · Produced in Australia
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$395,000
Production
Australia
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · November 16, 1978
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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