David Gulpilil

David Gulpilil

David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu AM, known professionally as David Gulpilil and posthumously for cultural reasons as David Dalaithngu for three days, was an Aboriginal Australian (Yolŋu) actor and dancer, known for the films Walkabout, Storm Boy, Rabbit-Proof Fence, and The Tracker.

  • Title: David Gulpilil
  • Popularity: 5.502
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1953-07-01
  • Place of Birth: Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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  • Also Known As: David Gumpilil, David Dalaithngu, David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu AM
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David Gulpilil Movies

  • 2008
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    Australia

    Australia

    6.595 2008 HD

    Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to...

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  • 2002
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    Rabbit-Proof Fence

    Rabbit-Proof Fence

    7 2002 HD

    In 1931, three Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a trek across the Outback.

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  • 1986
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    Crocodile Dundee

    Crocodile Dundee

    6.4 1986 HD

    When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a...

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  • 2002
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    The Tracker

    The Tracker

    6.7 2002 HD

    Somewhere in Australia in the early 20th century outback, an Aboriginal man is accused of murdering a white woman. Three white men are on a mission...

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  • 2006
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    Ten Canoes

    Ten Canoes

    6.7 2006 HD

    A story within a story within a story. In Australia's Northern Territory, an Aboriginal narrator tells a story about his ancestors on a goose hunt. A...

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  • 1971
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    Walkabout

    Walkabout

    7.277 1971 HD

    Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot...

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  • 1977
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    Storm Boy

    Storm Boy

    6.9 1977 HD

    Mike is a lonely Australian boy living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father. In search of friendship he encounters an Aboriginal native...

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  • 1976
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    Mad Dog Morgan

    Mad Dog Morgan

    6 1976 HD

    The true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the 1850s.

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  • 1977
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    The Last Wave

    The Last Wave

    6.7 1977 HD

    Australian lawyer David Burton agrees with reluctance to defend a group of Aboriginal people charged with murdering one of their own. He suspects the...

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  • 2001
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    Serenades

    Serenades

    5 2001 HD

    Set in the 1890s in the central desert region of Australia, 'Serenades' tells the tale of Jila who is conceived when her Afghan cameleer father wins...

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  • 2012
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    Satellite Boy

    Satellite Boy

    5.9 2012 HD

    When his grandfather's drive-in cinema and home in the outback town of Wyndham is threatened with demolition, a twelve-year-old Aboriginal boy must...

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  • 1976
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    To Shoot a Mad Dog

    To Shoot a Mad Dog

    1 1976 HD

    A documentary about the making of the Australian feature Mad Dog Morgan (1976).

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  • 2003
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    Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence

    Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence

    8 2003 HD

    This documentary follows Phillip Noyce as he tries to find three aboriginal girls able to act in his film Rabbit Proof Fence. The film sees a cast of...

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  • 1978
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    Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother

    Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother

    1 1978 HD

    Exploring the relationship between Aboriginal people and their land (including the Dreaming, sacred places), this film was inspired by Silas...

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  • 2005
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    The Proposition

    The Proposition

    7 2005 HD

    In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must...

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  • 2013
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    Charlie's Country

    Charlie's Country

    7.094 2013 HD

    Blackfella Charlie is getting older, and he's out of sorts. The intervention is making life more difficult on his remote community, what with the...

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  • 1987
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    Dark Age

    Dark Age

    5.7 1987 HD

    In the Australian outback, a park ranger and two local guides set out to track down a giant crocodile that has been killing and eating the local...

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  • 1973
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    Showing Melbourne to Maningrida

    Showing Melbourne to Maningrida

    1 1973 HD

    In 1973, fresh from his performance in Walkabout, a film that brought outback landscapes to urban audiences, Gulpilil returned the favour by paying a...

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  • 1975
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    The Rainbow Serpent

    The Rainbow Serpent

    1 1975 HD

    A timeless classic from the Dreamtime. there are innumerable names and stories associated with the Rainbow Serpent, all of which communicate the...

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  • 1996
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    Dead Heart

    Dead Heart

    6 1996 HD

    Ray Lorkin, chief lawman in the tiny rural settlement of Wala Wala, Australia, fears that long-simmering tensions between the area's aborigine...

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  • 2015
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    Another Country

    Another Country

    5.8 2015 HD

    In this documentary companion to CHARLIE'S COUNTRY, Australian actor David Gulpilil tells the story of when his people's way of life was derailed by...

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  • 1978
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    3 Dances Gulpilil

    3 Dances Gulpilil

    1 1978 HD

    David Gulpilil performs three Aboriginal dances, Emu, Kangaroo and Fish. The first two are solo performances by Gulpilil and are closer to mime than...

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  • 1991
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    Until the End of the World

    Until the End of the World

    6.8 1991 HD

    In 1999, a woman's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with two bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the money to a drop in...

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  • 2016
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    Goldstone

    Goldstone

    5.991 2016 HD

    Indigenous Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons inquiry. What seems like a simple investigation unearths...

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  • 2006
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    Crocodile Dreaming

    Crocodile Dreaming

    1 2006 HD

    Crocodile Dreaming is a modern day supernatural myth about two estranged brothers, played by iconic Indigenous actors David Gulpill and Tom E. Lewis....

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  • 2002
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    Gulpilil: One Red Blood

    Gulpilil: One Red Blood

    6.6 2002 HD

    An hour-long documentary on the life and career of actor David Gulpilil.

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  • 2016
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    MESSiAH

    MESSiAH

    1 2016 HD

    In a playful collision of cultures, a hapless Irishman and his Parisian girlfriend get more than they bargained for when they encounter a...

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  • 1983
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    The Right Stuff

    The Right Stuff

    7.443 1983 HD

    As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history...

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  • 2017
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    Cargo

    Cargo

    6.4 2017 HD

    After being infected in the wake of a violent pandemic and with only 48 hours to live, a father struggles to find a new home for his baby daughter.

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  • 2021
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    My Name Is Gulpilil

    My Name Is Gulpilil

    6.2 2021 HD

    Diagnosed with lung cancer, legendary Australian actor David Gulpilil boldly explains the journey that is his extraordinary, culture-clashing life.

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  • 2002
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    Mimi

    Mimi

    5.5 2002 HD

    A white collector of Aboriginal art gets a shock when the Mimi sculpture she purchased comes to life.

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  • 1980
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    Walkabout to Hollywood

    Walkabout to Hollywood

    1 1980 HD

    Produced and directed this documentary for BBC in the 1980’s, about David Gulpilil, acclaimed Australian Aboriginal actor, dancer and musician....

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  • 2013
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    Charlie's Country

    Charlie's Country

    7.094 2013 HD

    Blackfella Charlie is getting older, and he's out of sorts. The intervention is making life more difficult on his remote community, what with the...

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  • 2021
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    My Name Is Gulpilil

    My Name Is Gulpilil

    6.2 2021 HD

    Diagnosed with lung cancer, legendary Australian actor David Gulpilil boldly explains the journey that is his extraordinary, culture-clashing life.

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  • 1973
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    Showing Melbourne to Maningrida

    Showing Melbourne to Maningrida

    1 1973 HD

    In 1973, fresh from his performance in Walkabout, a film that brought outback landscapes to urban audiences, Gulpilil returned the favour by paying a...

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  • 1973
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    Showing Melbourne to Maningrida

    Showing Melbourne to Maningrida

    1 1973 HD

    In 1973, fresh from his performance in Walkabout, a film that brought outback landscapes to urban audiences, Gulpilil returned the favour by paying a...

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  • 2015
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    Another Country

    Another Country

    5.8 2015 HD

    In this documentary companion to CHARLIE'S COUNTRY, Australian actor David Gulpilil tells the story of when his people's way of life was derailed by...

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  • 2023
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    Faraway Downs

    Faraway Downs

    6.981 2023 HD

    The story of an English aristocrat, Lady Sarah Ashley, who inherits a large cattle ranch in Australia after her husband dies. When Australian cattle...

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  • 1994
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    The Man from Snowy River

    The Man from Snowy River

    6.6 1994 HD

    The Man from Snowy River is an Australian television series based on Banjo Paterson's poem "The Man from Snowy River". Released in Australia as Banjo...

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  • 2014
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    The Leftovers

    The Leftovers

    7.6 2014 HD

    When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about...

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