Backroads 47 years old

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.

Credits

Backroads Cast

Name Character
Terry Camilleri He was 28, now 75 years old as Jean Claude
Bill Hunter He was 37, 71 years old when he died as Jack
Julie McGregor She was 28, now 75 years old as Anna
Allan Penney as Shopkeeper
Zack Martin He was 13, now 34 years old as Joe
Essie Coffey She was 36, 56 years old when she died as Aboriginal Woman
Gary Foley He was 27, now 74 years old as Gary

Backroads Crew

Name Department
Elizabeth Knight as Producer. She was 177 (84) years old when She died Production
David Huggett as Editor. Editing
Lloyd Carrick as Sound. Sound
Mary Moody as Publicist. She was 274 (76) years old when She died Production
Phillip Noyce as Director. He was 27 (now 74) years old Directing
Phillip Noyce as Producer. He was 27 (now 74) years old Production
Russell Boyd as Director of Photography. He was 33 (now 80) years old Camera
Backroads poster
Backroads (47 years)

  • Release day: Monday, June 27, 1977
  • Runtime: 60 minutes