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The Club (1980)

A new 35mm print of feature and trailer is now available.
Courtesy of the South Australian Film Corporation, Kodak (Australasia) and Atlab Australia

National Film and Sound Archive National Collection
Title Number 4392

Classification: M rating

Synopsis

Based on David Williamson's play, The Club offers a nostalgic view of the passionate game of Australian Rules football. The Club is about the rise of a struggling football club in Melbourne. When one of the players demands a higher price, the Club's management have different ideas. The combination of behind-the-scenes internal politicking in the boardroom and the actual football footage creates a fast-paced and sometimes amusing look at how things were in this arena of sport.

Director
Bruce Beresford

Year of Production 1980
Duration 96 minutes
Format 35mm, (1:1,85) Colour
Soundtrack: Mono, remastered to Dolby^® Digital

Production Company
South Australian Film Corporation/NSW Film Corporation

Producer
Matt Carroll

Screenplay
David Williamson from the play by David Williamson

Director of Photography
Don McAlpine

Production Design
David Copping

Costume Design
Ruth de la Lande

Editor
William Anderson

Sound Recordist
Gary Wilkins

Composer
Mike Brady

Cast
Jack Thompson (Laurie Holden)
Harold Hopkins (Danny Rowe)
Graham Kennedy (Ted Parker)
John Howard (Geoff Hayward)
Frank Wilson (Jock Riley)
Alan Cassell (Gerry Cooper)
Maggie Doyle (Susy)
Lou Richards (Commentator)

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