The Earthling

Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, a man returns home to Australia to die in the wilderness. His plans become complicated when he comes across a young boy whose parents have been killed and decides to take him under his wing.

Cast

William Holden

as Patrick Foley

Rick Schroder

as Shawn Daley

Jack Thompson

as Ross Daley

Olivia Hamnett

as Bettina Daley

Alwyn Kurts

as Christian Neilson

Pat Evison

as Meg Neilson

Redmond Phillips

as Bobby Burns

Ray Barrett

as Parnell

Tony Barry

as Red

Allan Penney

as Harlan

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