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Call Me Mr. Brown (1985)

1h 34m

Running Time

December 31, 1985
Release Date

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Call Me Mr. Brown (1985)

Name: Call Me Mr. Brown
Released: 1985-12-31

1h 34m

Running Time

December 31, 1985
Release Date

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Plot.

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.

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Cast & Crew.

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

Michael Griffin

Venebles

Patrick Frost

Qantas Official 1

Scott Hicks

Director

Brenton Whittle

Qantas Official 2

John Noble

Geoff Fraser

Scott Hicks

Director

Terry Jennings

Writer

Cameron Allan

Composer

Geoffrey Simpson

Cinematographer

Andrew Prowse

Editor

Details.

Release Date
December 31, 1985

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 34m

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

Call Me Mr. Brown is a 1986 Australian movie based on the 1971 Qantas bomb hoax, written and directed by South Australian director Scott Hicks.

In the 1971 incident, Peter Macari extorted $500,000 from Australian airline Qantas, threatening to blow up flight 755 from Sydney to Hong Kong on 26 May 1971.

Qantas actively tried to stop the film being made and despite failing to do so, Network 10, which had invested A$250,000 in the film, refused to air it. The film was eventually released on video in 1990.