TMDb Rating
6.2/10
31 verified votes
The Earthling (1980)
ActionDramaAdventure
97 min
"Two alone in the wilderness. One learned to survive, the other to love."
Plot Summary
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.
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Keywords to include
ActionDramaAdventurePeter CollinsonWilliam HoldenRick Schroder1980
Director
Peter Collinson
Top Cast
William HoldenRick SchroderJack ThompsonOlivia HamnettAlwyn Kurts
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