Fatty Finn

Film version of Australia’s comic strip, set in the years of the depression. Fatty is head of the neighbourhood nice guys and has a final confrontation with Bruiser Murphy and his gang of toughs. Stars Noni Hazlehurst and Bert Newton.

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Credits

director

Maurice Murphy

producer

Brian Rosen

production company

Finn Films

Australian Film Commission

Children's Film Corporation

Duration

01:31:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325057

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Adaptations

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Comic strip characters in motion pictures

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children's films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Depressions - 1929

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

History → Australia - History - 1922-1945

History → Depressions - 1929

Literature → Comic strip characters in motion pictures

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

VHS; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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Australia, 1984

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