Call Me Mr. Brown

"THE PLOT: Extortion. THE PLUNDER: $500,000 in cash. THE PAYOFF: A wild spending spree. THE STORY: The Great Plane Robbery."

1985 1h 34m EN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 2

Crime

Synopsis

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Based on the 1971 true story known as "The Great Plane Robbery", this tele-movie tells the story of Peter Macari alias Mr. Brown. Under a grand extortion scam, he steals $500,000 in cash from Australian airlines company Qantas. This begins the start of a major international manhunt to catch a thief who is now living the high life from the spoils of his heist.

“THE PLOT: Extortion. THE PLUNDER: $500,000 in cash. THE PAYOFF: A wild spending spree. THE STORY: The Great Plane Robbery.”

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Cast

Chris Haywood
Peter Macari
Bill Hunter
McNeill
John Polson
Brian Day
Vincent Ball
Captain Ritchie
John Frawley
Captain Howson
Russell Kiefel
Ray Poynting
Edwin Hodgeman
Bill Harding
Max Cullen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Scott Hicks
Countries: Australia

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Chris Haywood and Bill Hunter and John Polson carry the top of the cast.

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MONEY

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Marketing tagline: "THE PLOT: Extortion. THE PLUNDER: $500,000 in cash. THE PAYOFF: A wild spending spree. THE STORY: The Great Plane Robbery.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0090785 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Scott Hicks directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia.

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141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Chris Haywood and Bill Hunter and John Polson carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "THE PLOT: Extortion. THE PLUNDER: $500,000 in cash. THE PAYOFF: A wild spending spree. THE STORY: The Great Plane Robbery.".
5IMDB entry: tt0090785 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.