They're a Weird Mob (1966)
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Based on a popular Australian novel, this comedy was produced Down Under in 1966. Nino Culotta Walter Chiari is an Italian journalist who is lured by his brother into coming to Australia to work for his paper there. But when Nino arrives in Sidney, he finds out that there is no paper; his brother… More Based on a popular Australian novel, this comedy was produced Down Under in 1966. Nino Culotta Walter Chiari is an Italian journalist who is lured by his brother into coming to Australia to work for his paper there. But when Nino arrives in Sidney, he finds out that there is no paper; his brother has taken off with the investors' cash. Left in the lurch was his brother's business partner, Kay Kelly (Clare Dunne). Nino vows to pay off his brother's debt and gets a job as a bricklayer to do so. He also tries to woo Kay, but finds her difficult to win over. Meanwhile, he encounters a series of racist reactions from Aussies, at the thought of an Italian assimilating into Australian culture - one of the film's core themes. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Powell
- Written By
- Emeric Pressburger
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1966 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile
Regarded as a classic, this film takes a kindhearted look at Sydney in the mid 60s. It's an Australia that no longer exists, making the film something of a social document worth watching.
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Cast
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Walter Chiari
as Nino Culotta
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Clare Dunne
as Kay Kelly
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Chips Rafferty
as Harry Kelly
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Alida Chelli
as Guiliana
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Ed Devereaux
as Joe
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Slim de Grey
as Pat
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John Meillon
as Dennis
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Charles Little
as Jimmy
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Anne Haddy
as Barmaid
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Jack Allen
as Fat Man in Bar
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Red Moore
as Texture Man
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Ray Hartley
as Newsboy
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Judith Arthy
as Dixie
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Tony Bonner
as Lifesaver
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Jeanie Drynan
as Betty
- Graham Kennedy
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Alan Landers
as Charlie
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Cotton Warburton
as Edie
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Gloria Dawn
as Mrs. Chapman
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Muriel Steinbeck
as Mrs. Kelly
- Claire Dunne
