The Naked Country

Overview

Far North Queensland, 1955. Deep in the untamed frontier tough rancher Lance Dillon and his sensual, but bored wife, battle inhospitable nature to eke out a living from their cattle herd. When the aborigines kill the Dillon's prize bull a chase begins that will culminate in bloody tragedy with Lance pitted against Mandaru - an aborigine struggling to maintain his cultural way of life

Directed by Tim Burstall

Top cast

John Stanton

Lance Dillon

Rebecca Gilling

Mary Dillon

Tom E. Lewis

Mandaru

John Jarratt

Mick Conrad

Ivar Kants

Sergeant Neil Adams

Simon Chilvers

Inspector Poole

N

Neela Dey

Menyan

H

Hector Thomas

Willinja

D

Donald Blitner

Billy Jo

K

Kevin McKellar

Jacky-Boy

M

Marlene Bell

Big Sally

M

Malcolm Cork

Constable Des O'Day

M

Michael Cockatoo

Tanglefoot

R

Roger Cox

Publican

P

Peter Noble

Gilligan

P

Peter Graham

Driver

N

Neville Jingles

Renegade: Tjumi

C

Curtis Kelly

Renegade: Yandedah

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