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The Great MacArthy
“He's footy's most forward full forward!”
54%
Movie
1h 46m
AI Analysis
The Great MacArthy (1975) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Great MacArthy (1975) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~106 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Great MacArthy 54% (5 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
54%
from 5 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1975-08-04
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- TMDB rating
- 5.4
- TMDB ID
- 252784
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Where can I watch The Great MacArthy (1975)?
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Is there an official trailer for The Great MacArthy?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for The Great MacArthy directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is The Great MacArthy about?
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.
Is there an AI analysis for The Great MacArthy?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Great MacArthy?
The official runtime for The Great MacArthy is approximately 106 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

John Jarratt
MacArthy

Judy Morris
Miss Russell

Kate Fitzpatrick
Andrea
- S
Sandra McGregor
Vera

Barry Humphries
Col Ball-Miller
- J
John Frawley
Webster
- C
Colin Croft
Tranter

Chris Haywood
Warburton

Colin Drake
Ackerman
- R
Ron Frazer
Twentyman

Max Gillies
Stan

Bruce Spence
Bill Dean

Vivean Gray
Mrs. Thompson

David Atkins
Kid in Cubicle
- J
John Williams
Office Boy
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