The True Story of Eskimo Nell

Based On “The Ballad of Eskimo Nell”

The True Story of Eskimo Nell (retitled Dick Down Under in the United Kingdom) is a 1975 Australian Western comedy film produced, directed, and written by Richard Franklin, and starring Max Gillies as Deadeye Dick and Serge Lazareff as Mexico Pete. This was the first film produced by Richard Franklin. Based on and inspired by the bawdy Ballad of Eskimo Nell, which had actually been banned in Australia, with Deadeye Dick and Mexico Pete setting forth through the Australian Outback in search of the infamous prostitute, Eskimo Nell. The film features large amounts of full frontal nudity which was one of the main attractions of the film at the time.

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Release date:

1975

Director:

Richard Franklin

Cast:

Max Gillies, Serge Lazareff, David Byrne

Genre:

Western, Comedy

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Year page:

1975 in adaptations