After the son of engineer Bill Markham is abducted by an aboriginal tribe on the edge of the rain forest, the engineer spends the next 10 years searching for him.After the son of engineer Bill Markham is abducted by an aboriginal tribe on the edge of the rain forest, the engineer spends the next 10 years searching for him.After the son of engineer Bill Markham is abducted by an aboriginal tribe on the edge of the rain forest, the engineer spends the next 10 years searching for him.
- Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
- 5 nominations total
- Trader
- (as Atilia Iorio)
- Carlos
- (as Gracindo Junior)
- Wanadi
- (as Rui Polanah)
- Director
- Writers
- Rospo Pallenberg
- Leonard Greenwood(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to TV Guide, "In October 1972 an account written by Leonard Greenwood appeared in the Los Angeles Times. It told of a Peruvian engineer whose son had been kidnapped by a band of Indians and of the man's successful search to locate the child. Screenwriter Rospo Pallenberg saw the news item and took it to producer-director John Boorman". The result was this movie.
- Quotes
Bill Markham: Why did you take my son?
Wanadi: One day, i was hunting at the Edge of The World when Tomme appeared and he smiled; and even though you were a Termite Child, I had not the heart to send you back to The Dead World.
Tomme: Why are they called The Termite People?
Wanadi: They come into The World and chew down all the grandfather trees. Just like termites.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,468,550
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,345,150
- Jul 7, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $24,468,550
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1