The Great Macarthy (1975)

Original title

The Great MacArthy

Directed by

David Baker

Genre

sport film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

M

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A local footballer from a small town gets kidnapped by a big city club. It is a comedy about his adventures in the professional league.

lightheartedcomedicquirkyfast-paced

What happens

The Great Macarthy is a 1975 comedy about Australian rules football. It was an adaptation of the 1970 novel A Salute to the Great McCarthy by Barry Oakley. It stars John Jarratt as the title character (in his film debut) as a local footballer playing for Kyneton, who is signed up (or more appropriately, kidnapped) by the South Melbourne Football Club (now Sydney Swans). It also stars Barry Humphries and Judy Morris. It was released at a time of resurgence in Australian cinema but was not very successful despite its high-profile cast, including many well-known footy personalities. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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