"It was DEATH for him to look on this Girl!" 05 May 1955 Adventure, Drama 101 mins
An aboriginal girl is brought up by a white family that adopts her. As a young woman, she is mysteriously drawn to go "Walkabout" as people of her tribe have for hundreds of years.
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Rosalie Kunoth-Monks as Jedda
Robert Tudawali as Marbuck
Betty Suttor as Sarah McMann
Paul Reynall as Joe
George Simpson-Lyttle as Douglas McMann
Margaret Dingle as Little Jedda
Willie Farrar as Little Joe
Charles Chauvel Writer
Charles Chauvel Producer
Charles Chauvel Director
Elsa Chauvel Writer
Carl Kayser Director of Photography
Alex Ezard Editor
Jack Gardiner Editor
Jedda the Uncivilized Trailer
Australia 05 May 1955
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1955 Charles Chauvel Productions.