The Tracker is an Australian drama film produced in 2002. It was directed and written by Rolf de Heer. It is set in 1922 in outback Australia where a racist white colonial policeman (Gary Sweet) used the tracking ability of an Indigenous Australian tracker (David Gulpilil) to find the murderer of a white woman. The tagline is "All men choose the path they walk.'
The film is set in the early 20th century Australian outback, where four men are following an Aboriginal man who has been accused of murder.
The film was shot in the semi-arid, rugged Arkaroola Sanctuary, in South Australia's Flinders Ranges. De Heer used an intentionally small film crew, saying that “It's all a much better process ...”. The film is intercut with paintings by Peter Coad which portray brutal actions not shown, while the lyrics of the soundtrack (written by De Heer) form part of the narrative, and are sung by Archie Roach with music composed by Graham Tardif.
The Tracker is a 1988 American Western film directed by John Guillermin and written by Kevin Jarre. The film stars Kris Kristofferson, Scott Wilson, Mark Moses, David Huddleston, John Quade and Don Swayze. The film premiered on HBO on March 26, 1988.
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