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Backroads
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Backroads

1977
1h 1m
Action
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1977

Runtime

1h 1m

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Storyline

Two strangers – one white, one black – steal a car in western NSW and head for the coast. Jack is abrasive, cunning and disparaging about Aborigines. Gary doesn’t really care – he just wants to escape. En route, they pick up Gary’s Uncle Joe, a French hitchhiker and a young woman who’s running away. Their petty crimes escalate as they go, heading towards disaster.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 1m
Jun 27, 1977
Languages
English
Director
Phillip Noyce
Phillip Noyce
Production Countries
Australia

Top Cast

7 Cast Members

Bill Hunter

Bill Hunter

Jack

Gary Foley

Gary

Zac Martin

Joe

Terry Camilleri

Terry Camilleri

Jean Claude

Julie McGregor

Julie McGregor

Anna

Essie Coffey

Essie Coffey

Aboriginal Woman

Allan Penney

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