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  1. The Great Macarthy is a 1975 comedy about Australian rules football. It was an adaptation of the 1970 novel A Salute to the Great McCarthy by Barry Oakley.

  2. Aug 4, 1975 · The Great MacArthy: Directed by David Baker. With John Jarratt, Judy Morris, Kate Fitzpatrick, Sandra McGregor. Macarthy is a country football player who is kidnapped by the South Melbourne Football Club and made a star player in the city.

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    • Comedy, Sport
    • David Baker
    • 1975-08-04
  3. May 30, 2008 · Taboo-breaking Aussie football comedy loaded with surrealism, starring John Jarratt.

  4. Dec 10, 2022 · Year of Release: 1975. Director: David Baker. Genre: Comedy, Sport. Synopsis: A rising young football player is recruited by force for the South Melbourne Football Club, and becomes involved with many colorful characters in his journey.

  5. Macarthy is a football player who is kidnapped by the South Melbourne Football Club and made a star player in the city. The Club Chairman gives Macarthy a job. He is seduced by his English teacher, Miss Russell, and has an affair with Ball-Miller’s daughter, Andrea.

  6. Macarthy is a country town football champ who is kidnapped in a neon lit helicopter by tyrant Colonel Ball-Miller, the tycoon president of the South Melbourne football club.

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  8. The Great Macarthy is a 1975 Australian film directed by David Baker and starring John Jarratt, Judy Morris, and Kate Fitzpatrick. The movie tells the story of Macarthy, a young Australian boxer, who is recruited to fight in London by a shady promoter.