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Malcolm (1986)

Malcolm poster
Directed by
Nadia Tass
Genre
comedy film, action film, heist film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A tram enthusiast named Malcolm gets mixed up with two people planning a bank robbery. Together they pull off a heist using Malcolm's unusual mechanical skills.

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What happens

Malcolm is a 1986 Australian crime comedy film, written by the husband-and-wife team of David Parker and Nadia Tass, and directed by Nadia Tass (in her debut feature film as director). The film stars Colin Friels as Malcolm, a tram enthusiast who becomes involved with a pair of would-be bank robbers. His co-stars are Lindy Davies and John Hargreaves. The film won the 1986 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film, and seven other AFI awards including Best Original Screenplay and Best Director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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