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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.
Aug 4, 1975 · The Great MacArthy: Directed by David Baker. With John Jarratt, Judy Morris, Kate Fitzpatrick, Sandra McGregor. Macarthy is a country football player who is kidnapped by the South Melbourne Football Club and made a star player in the city.
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- Comedy, Sport
- David Baker
- 1975-08-04
May 30, 2008 · The Great McCarthy (1975) Australian comedy trailer. Taboo-breaking Aussie football comedy loaded with surrealism, starring John Jarratt.
The Great MacArthy is a 1975 Aussie Rules comedy about country football star McCarthy (John Jarratt on debut) who is recruited to play football in the big leagues by the South Melbourne Swans. In the country, he worked in his dad's garage as a mechanic.
- David Baker
Macarthy is a country town football champ who is kidnapped in a neon lit helicopter by tyrant Colonel Ball-Miller, the tycoon president of the South Melbourne football club.
This comedy, based on Barry Oakley's popular novel Salute to the Great McCarthy chronicles the adventurous and amorous exploits of an Australian country boy. The whole mess begins when the strapping lad is kidnapped and taken to Melbourne to play Australian Rules Football.
The Great MacArthy (1975) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
