The Great McCarthy (1975)
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 perpetrator and owner of the team is Colonel Humphries who also gives the young man a job in his insurance company. There the lad has great fun making love to a series of women--including the colonel's daughter. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Jarratt, Judy Morris, (more)
- Director(s):
- David Baker
Synopsis of The Great McCarthy
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 perpetrator and owner of the team is Colonel Humphries who also gives the young man a job in his insurance company. There the lad has great fun making love to a series of women--including the colonel's daughter. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Great McCarthy
- John Jarratt - McCarthy
- Kate Fitzpatrick - Andrea
- John Frawley - Webster
- Chris Haywood - Warburton
- Max Gillies - Stan
- Peter Cummins - Rerk
- Denny Miller - Macguinness
- Judy Morris - Miss Russell
- Barry Humphries - Colonel Ball-Miller
- Colin Croft - Tranter
- Colin Drake - Ackerman
- Bruce Spence - Bill Dean
- Cul Cullen - McCarthy Senior
- Director(s):
- David Baker
- Writer(s):
- John Romeril
- Producer(s):
- David Baker
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