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Jedda (1955)

Genre : Action, Adventure, Drama

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Charles Chauvel

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Rosalie Kunoth-Monks
Rosalie Kunoth-Monks
Jedda
Robert Tudawali
Robert Tudawali
Marbuck
Betty Suttor
Betty Suttor
Sarah McMann
Paul Reynall
Paul Reynall
Joe
George Simpson-Lyttle
George Simpson-Lyttle
Douglas McMann
Margaret Dingle
Margaret Dingle
Little Jedda
Willie Farrar
Willie Farrar
Little Joe

Crews

Charles Chauvel
Charles Chauvel
Director
Charles Chauvel
Charles Chauvel
Producer
Charles Chauvel
Charles Chauvel
Writer
Elsa Chauvel
Elsa Chauvel
Writer
Carl Kayser
Carl Kayser
Director of Photography
Alex Ezard
Alex Ezard
Editor
Jack Gardiner
Jack Gardiner
Editor
Pam Bosworth
Pam Bosworth
Editor

Trailers and other movies

Brian Trenchard-Smith on JEDDA

Posters and backgrounds

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