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Released
1988 · FILM

A Waltz Through the Hills

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

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Runtime
120 min
TV MovieAdventureDramaFamily

Synopsis

When Sammy Dean and her older brother Andy are suddenly orphaned, they fear they will be separated and placed in foster homes. To avoid this, they decide to run away on foot, aiming to reach a ship that will take them to England and their only surviving relatives. The two young runaways must undertake a dangerous journey through some of the world's harshest terrain—the wilds of the Australian outback.

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Principal cast & crew: 20

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Geoffrey HallShot by John R McleanScored by Garry McdonaldDesigned by Herbert Pinter

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