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My Name Is Gulpilil

Young Aborigine actor,17-year-old David Gulpilil, accompanied by his friend,didgeridoo...

REPORTER: Young Aborigine actor,
17-year-old David Gulpilil, accompanied by his friend,
didgeridoo player Dick Bandalil, arrives in London by Qantas en route
to the Cannes Film Festival in which his film Walkabout
is an official British entry

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REPORTER: Young Aborigine actor, 17-year-old David Gulpilil,
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accompanied by his friend, didgeridoo player Dick Bandalil,
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arrives in London by Qantas en route to the Cannes Film Festival
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in which his film Walkabout is an official British entry.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:29
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Vertigo Productions,Screen Australia,South Australian Film Corporation,Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Movie Summary

Diagnosed with lung cancer, legendary Australian actor David Gulpilil boldly explains the journey that is his extraordinary, culture-clashing life.
The boys are on a world tour on behalf of Walkabout, - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:06
The boys are on a world tour on behalf of Walkabout,
We were young, good-looking boys. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
We were young, good-looking boys.
I followed the film Walkabout to London, and my spear went there too. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:06
I followed the film Walkabout to London, and my spear went t...
People there said, "Is that an Aboriginal?" - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:12
People there said, "Is that an Aboriginal?"
"This is a man." - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:14
"This is a man."
I met them and they met me. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
I met them and they met me.
Me. Aboriginal. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
Me. Aboriginal.
And then I been go and sit at Her Majesty's table. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
And then I been go and sit at Her Majesty's table.
I been pick 'em up. I had a look and Her Majesty said... - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
I been pick 'em up. I had a look and Her Majesty said.....
Everybody was cutting and eating and I been look, - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:07
Everybody was cutting and eating and I been look,
I been cut, cut, cut real hard, real hard and cutting - - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:06
I been cut, cut, cut real hard, real hard and cutting -
(LAUGHTER) - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:07
(LAUGHTER)
Oh, yes, I put knife there and I been cut back to me, - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:07
Oh, yes, I put knife there and I been cut back to me,
And then... Nah, I still didn't. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
And then... Nah, I still didn't.
I still didn't get that meat from the plate. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
I still didn't get that meat from the plate.
So I been take off and I'm putting that knife and fork there. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
So I been take off and I'm putting that knife and fork ...
And the Royal Family join in, and the Queen even pick 'em up and eat. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
And the Royal Family join in, and the Queen even pick '...
(LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE) - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:07
(LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE)
"Right, come for a walk." - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
"Right, come for a walk."
The film Walkabout made me the star. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
The film Walkabout made me the star.