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The Sentimental Bloke (1976)

The Sentimental Bloke poster
Directed by
Alan Burke
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A rough bloke from the Melbourne suburbs falls for a respectable young woman and tries to change his ways. The story is told through popular songs from the early 1900s.

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What happens

The Sentimental Bloke is a 1961 Australian musical by Albert Arlen, Nancy Brown and Lloyd Thomson based on Songs of a Sentimental Bloke by C.J. Dennis. Set in Melbourne, it is one of the most successful Australian musicals of the 20th century. The musical has also been adapted for television and ballet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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