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The Great Macarthy is a 1975 comedy about Australian rules football. It was an adaptation of the novel A Salute to the Great Macarthy by Barry Oakley. It stars John Jarratt as the title character (in his film debut) as a local footballer 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 when Australian films were starting to re-emerge. It was not very successful despite its high profile cast.
Original Release
08/04/1975
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Jarratt | McCarthy / MacArthy |
| Judy Morris | Miss Russell |
| Kate Fitzpatrick | Andrea |
| Sandra McGregor | Vera |
| Barry Humphries | Colonel Ball-Miller / Col Ball-Miller |
| John Frawley | Webster |
| Colin Croft | Tranter |
| Chris Haywood | Warburton |
| Colin Drake | Ackerman |
| Ron Frazer | Twentyman |
Directors
Writers
David Baker, John Romeril, Barry Oakley
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Jarratt | McCarthy / MacArthy |
| Judy Morris | Miss Russell |
| Kate Fitzpatrick | Andrea |
| Sandra McGregor | Vera |
| Barry Humphries | Colonel Ball-Miller / Col Ball-Miller |
| John Frawley | Webster |
| Colin Croft | Tranter |
| Chris Haywood | Warburton |
| Colin Drake | Ackerman |
| Ron Frazer | Twentyman |
| Max Gillies | Stan |
| Dennis Miller | Macguinness |
| Lou Richards | Lou Arnold |
| Jack Dyer | Jack Diehard |
| Jim Bowles | Les |
| Bruce Spence | Bill Dean |
| Peter Cummins | Rerk |
| Cul Cullen | McCarthy Sr. |
| Archie Hull | Hospital Patient |
| John Stanton | Player |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Richard Brennan | Executive Producer |
| David Baker | Producer |
| Alan Benjamin | Producer |
