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form y separately published work icon Dot and the Whale single work   film/TV   fantasy   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 Dot and the Whale
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'In a desperate bid to rescue a whale stranded on a beach, Dot and Neptune, the dolphin, hunt the ocean depths searching for a wise old octopus called The Oracle who knows how to save whales.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 21/5/2014)

Exhibitions

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Notes

  • This film has strong references to Moby Dick by Herman Melville (1851).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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      Australia,
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      :
      Yoram Gross Film Studios ,
      1986 .
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      Screen cap from opening credits
      Extent: 75min.p.
      Description: Animated
      Series: form y separately published work icon The 'Dot' Films Yoram Gross , Australia : Yoram Gross Film Studios , 1977-1994 7386027 1977 series - publisher film/TV children's

      A series of animated films (against live-action backgrounds) produced by Yoram Gross Film Studios between 1977 (Dot and the Kangaroo) and 1994 (Dot in Space).

      Inspired by Ethel Pedley's novel Dot and the Kangaroo, the films soon branch out into unique storylines.

      Number in series: 6

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Last amended 6 May 2020 08:39:35
Settings:
  • Pacific Ocean,
  • Antarctica,
  • Great Barrier Reef, Australian seas,
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