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They're a Weird Mob is a 1966 Australian comedy film based on the 1957 novel of the same name by John O'Grady under the pen name "Nino Culotta", the name of the main character of the book. It was the penultimate collaboration of the British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger .
They're a Weird Mob: Directed by Michael Powell. With Walter Chiari, Claire Dunne, Chips Rafferty, Alida Chelli. An Italian sports journalist arrives in Australia but finds no work.
They're a Weird Mob is a popular 1957 Australian comic novel written by John O'Grady under the pseudonym "Nino Culotta", the name of the main character of the book. The book was the first published novel by O'Grady, with an initial print run of 6,000 hardback copies.
Jun 3, 2020 · Nino Culotta is an Italian immigrant who freshly arrived in Australia with the promise of a job as a journalist. Things will not turn out as expected as he struggles to get used to his new country...
As a stranger in a strange land, he encounters a reasonable level of racism and cultural disorientation but emerges with a generous slice of the Australian dream by marrying a nice girl and ...
- Comedy
Oct 21, 2019 · A rare 1960s hit from the co-director of The Red Shoes, this warm tale of an Italian down under spawned a long line of film about foreigners making sense of Australian culture. Luke Buckmaster ...
They're a Weird Mob. Summaries. An Italian sports journalist arrives in Australia but finds no work. The only employment he can find is as a builder's labourer. At first, he cannot comprehend the culture, but eventually he finds mateship and romance.
They're a Weird Mob (1966) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Overview. Nino Culotta is an Italian immigrant, newly arrived in Australia, and attempts to understand the aspirational values and social rituals of everyday urban Australians of the 1950s and '60s.... and assimilate. Michael Powell. Director. John O'Grady. Novel. Emeric Pressburger. Writer.
THEY'RE A WEIRD MOB - Movies on Google Play. 1996 • 107 minutes. 5.0 star. 2 reviews. 55% Tomatometer. Eligible. info. play_arrow Trailer. info Watch in a web browser or on supported...
