Down the Darling

1964· 25 min· Documentary, Adventure

In their first major documentary adventure, brothers Mike and Mal Leyland set out to travel the length of Australia’s Darling River in a small aluminium dinghy. Journeying some 1,400 miles from Mungindi to Mildura, the young explorers battle isolation, mechanical failures and the unpredictable river, capturing the people and landscapes of inland Australia along the way.

Cast: Mal Leyland, Mike Leyland, Keith Davey