Movies with David Gulpilil
Movies found: 5, viewing from 1 to 5
Walkabout
Year: 1971
Country: UK
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Starring: Jenny Agutter, John Meillon, David Gulpilil, Luc Roeg, Robert McDarra, Peter Carver, John Illingsworth
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Two young children are stranded in the Australian outback and are forced to cope on their own. They meet an Aborigine on "walkabout": a ritualistic banishment from his tribe.
The Proposition
Year: 2005
Country: UK, Australia
Director: John Hillcoat
Starring: Guy Pearce, Noah Taylor, Bryan Probets, Richard Wilson, Danny Huston, Ray Winstone, Robert Morgan
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Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the four Burns brothers, Charlie and Mike. Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns, the eldest brother and the gang's mastermind, remains at large has and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Capt. Stanley's proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and - more importantly - save his beloved younger brother Mike from the gallows by finding and killing Arthur within nine days.
Serenades
Genres: Drama
Year: 2001
Country: Australia
Director: Mojgan Khadem
Starring: David Gulpilil, David Ngoombujarra, Aden Young, Eileen Darley, Bille Brown, Nick Lathouris, Alice Haines
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1890, Central Australia. On a Christian mission at the edge of the desert, a girl is born of an Aboriginal mother and an Afghan father. A dark skinned, green eyed, forbidden beauty - she is a reluctant traveler between the worlds of her parents. This is the story of Jila. Conceived against her mother's will, born between worlds, abandoned by love, cheated by death, removed from her faith and from her place.
Ten Canoes
Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Drama
Year: 2006
Country: Australia
Director: Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr
Starring: David Gulpilil, Crusoe Kurddal, Jamie Gulpilil, Richard Birrinbirrin, Peter Minygululu, Frances Djulibing, Sonia Djarrabalminym
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A story within a story. In Australia's Northern Territory, a man tells us one of the stories of his people and his land. It's a story of an older man, Minygululu, who has three wives and realizes that his younger brother Dayindi may try to steal away the youngest wife. So, over a few days and several trips to hunt and gather, Minygululu tells Dayindi a story set in the time of their ancestors when a stranger came to the village and disrupted the lives of a serious man named Ridjimiraril, his three wives, and his younger brother Yeeralparil who had no wife and liked to visit his youngest sister-in-law. Through stories, can values be taught and...
Crocodile Dundee
Year: 1986
Country: Australia
Director: Peter Faiman
Starring: Ritchie Singer, Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, David Gulpilil, Maggie Blinco, Steve Rackman
Available Quality: DivX, DVD, iPod
Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee is an Australian crocodile hunter who lives in the Australian outback and runs a safari business with his trusted friend and mentor Walter Reilly. After surviving a crocodile attack, a New York journalist named Sue arrives to interview Mick about how he survived and learns more about the crocodile hunter. After saving Sue from a crocodile, Sue invites Mick to visit New York City, since Mick has never been to a city. Mick finds the culture and life in New York City a lot different than his home and he finds himself falling in love with Sue.