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William Holden, Rick Schroder, Jack Thompson

Patrick Foley 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...( read more  read more... ) 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 ...

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Directed by: Peter Collinson

Release Date: July 24, 1980

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  • digididi
    June 11, 2009
    digididi
    Unbelievably fraudulent and incompetent film-making.
    A real stinker from beginning to end.
  • WitchfulThinking
    June 3, 2009
    WitchfulThinking
    An interesting and offbeat wilderness odyssey.
  • ed145
    January 11, 2009
    ed145
    Good and unique story line. Fantastic scenery. Makes me want to visit Australia.
    Classic William Holden.
  • kiminy
    July 2, 2007
    kiminy
    An obscure movie about finding one's way in the world.
  • gnarrek
    June 15, 2007
    gnarrek
    incredible drama..love the sound of the rocks being dropped all the way thru the movie..great foreshadowing

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