A Waltz Through the Hills

Jan 1, 1988

2h 0m

★ 7.0

Two orphans want to go home. But home is halfway around the world

Overview

When Sammy Dean and her older brother Andy are suddenly orphaned, they fear that they will be separated and placed in foster homes. So they set off along on foot, hoping to reach a ship that will take them to England and their only surviving relatives. The two young runaways must make their dangerous journey through some of the world’s harshest terrain-the wilds of the Australian outback.

Genres

TV Movie

Adventure

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Primetime Television Ltd.

Barron Films

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Cast

Uncle Tom

Dan O'Herlihy

Frank Smith

Ernie Dingo

Andy Dean

Andre Jansen

Sammy Dean

Tina Kemp

Molly Thompson

Maggie Wilde West

Bert Thompson

Geoffrey Atkins

Sergeant Rawling

Michael Carman

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