Chopper

"Never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn."

2000 1h 34m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 438

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Synopsis

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The true and infamous story of Australia's notorious criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read and his years of crime, interest in violence, drugs and prostitutes.

“Never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn.”

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Cast

Eric Bana
Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read
Vince Colosimo
Neville Bartos
Simon Lyndon
Jimmy Loughnan
David Field
Keithy George
Dan Wyllie
Bluey
Bill Young
Detective Downie
Kate Beahan
Tanya
Gary Waddell
Kevin Darcy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew Dominik
Writers: Andrew Dominik
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrew Dominik, shot by Geoffrey Hall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ken Sallows shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Eric Bana and Vince Colosimo and Simon Lyndon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0221073 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Andrew Dominik directs. Geoffrey Hall behind the camera. Ken Sallows cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Andrew Dominik, shot by Geoffrey Hall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Ken Sallows shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Eric Bana and Vince Colosimo and Simon Lyndon carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn.".
6IMDB entry: tt0221073 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 15 themes, including "prison", "australia", "prostitute", "tattoo".