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The Great MacArthy

  • 19751975
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
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The Great MacArthy (1975)
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Macarthy is a country football player who is kidnapped by the South Melbourne Football Club and made a star player in the city.Macarthy is a country football player who is kidnapped by the South Melbourne Football Club and made a star player in the city.Macarthy is a country football player who is kidnapped by the South Melbourne Football Club and made a star player in the city.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
62
YOUR RATING
    • David Baker
    • John Romeril(screenplay)
    • David Baker(screenplay)
    • Barry Oakley(novel "A Salute to the Great McCarthy")
  • Stars
    • John Jarratt
    • Judy Morris
    • Kate Fitzpatrick
    • David Baker
    • John Romeril(screenplay)
    • David Baker(screenplay)
    • Barry Oakley(novel "A Salute to the Great McCarthy")
  • Stars
    • John Jarratt
    • Judy Morris
    • Kate Fitzpatrick
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    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Bruce McNaughton in The Great MacArthy (1975)
    Bruce McNaughton in The Great MacArthy (1975)
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    John Jarratt
    John Jarratt
    • McCarthy
    Judy Morris
    Judy Morris
    • Miss Russell
    Kate Fitzpatrick
    Kate Fitzpatrick
    • Andrea
    Sandra McGregor
    • Vera
    Barry Humphries
    Barry Humphries
    • Colonel Ball-Miller
    John Frawley
    • Webster
    Colin Croft
    • Tranter
    Chris Haywood
    Chris Haywood
    • Warburton
    Colin Drake
    • Ackerman
    Ron Frazer
    • Twentyman
    • (as Ron Fraser)
    Max Gillies
    Max Gillies
    • Stan
    Dennis Miller
    • Macguinness
    Lou Richards
    Lou Richards
    • Lou Arnold
    Jack Dyer
    • Jack Diehard
    Jim Bowles
    • Les
    Bruce Spence
    Bruce Spence
    • Bill Dean
    Peter Cummins
    • Rerk
    Cul Cullen
    • McCarthy Sr.
      • David Baker
      • John Romeril(screenplay)
      • David Baker(screenplay)
      • Barry Oakley(novel "A Salute to the Great McCarthy")
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    • Trivia
      Most of the game scenes and training scenes are shot at the South Melbourne ground (no longer used for football). Scenes from the last game and the crowd scenes prior to this are shot at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the spiritual home of Australian Rules Football. The MCG was also the site of the 1956 Olympic Games and the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and is also the location of Test cricket in Melbourne.
    • Goofs
      During the match against Richmond, the commentator gives the score as South Melbourne 8 5 53 to Richmond 13 13 91. In the next shot, the scoreboard shows the score as South Melbourne 9 11 65 to Richmond 17 6 108.
    • Quotes

      Nurse: [to Macarthy] Looking for someone Mr. Macarthy?

    • Connections
      Featured in On the Bench with the Great MacArthy (2004)

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    A quintessential 70s 'B-grader' - hence its appeal
    Young McCarthy (John Jarret) is a typical country boy with enormous football potential (Aussie Rules). A troupe of rapacious and exploitative big league clubs eagerly chase his signature, to the dismay of the simple-locals with whom he grew up. A light-hearted movie, which was always intended as a spoof of Australia's obsession with sport, and the conflict between the corporate, amoral city and the virtuous, if slightly slow-witted country. Worth a look, but could be a bit too esoterically Australian for some viewers.
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    • Dec 3, 1999

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    • Release date
      • August 4, 1975 (Australia)
      • Australia
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Production company
      • Stony Creek Films
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    • 1 hour 46 minutes
      • Mono

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