The Naked Country

Tim Burstall
1985-07-25

The Powerful Story of ... Adventure, Passion and Survival
3.5
90 min

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

Cast

Name Character Team
John Stanton Lance Dillon Unowned
Rebecca Gilling Mary Dillon Unowned
Tom E. Lewis Mandaru Unowned
John Jarratt Mick Conrad Unowned
Ivar Kants Sergeant Neil Adams Unowned
Simon Chilvers Inspector Poole Unowned
Neela Dey Menyan Unowned
Hector Thomas Willinja Unowned
Donald Blitner Billy Jo Unowned
Kevin McKellar Jacky-Boy Unowned
Marlene Bell Big Sally Unowned
Malcolm Cork Constable Des O'Day Unowned
Michael Cockatoo Tanglefoot Unowned
Roger Cox Publican Unowned
Peter Noble Gilligan Unowned
Peter Graham Driver Unowned
Neville Jingles Renegade: Tjumi Unowned
Curtis Kelly Renegade: Yandedah Unowned