Egghead's robot

United Kingdom, 1970

Film
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A very funny comedy about Paul “Egghead” Wentworth, the son of an inventor, who makes a look-a-like robot to do his chores and replace him at sports. All goes well until the robot is named “cricketer of the year”, then blows a fuse in the compost heap! Written by Leif Saxon. Rated: G

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Credits

director

Milo Lewis

producer

Cecil Musk

production company

Australian Council for Children's Film and Television

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1970

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300156

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 0-6

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Fantasy & Science Fiction

Fantasy & Science Fiction → Science fiction films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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