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They're a Weird Mob is a 1966 Australian comedy film based on the 1957 novel of the same name by John O'Grady under the pen name "Nino Culotta", the name of the main character of the book. It was the penultimate collaboration of the British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
They're a Weird Mob: Directed by Michael Powell. With Walter Chiari, Claire Dunne, Chips Rafferty, Alida Chelli. An Italian sports journalist arrives in Australia but finds no work. The only employment he can find is as a builder's labourer.
- (1.2K)
- Adventure, Comedy, Romance
- Michael Powell
- 1966-10-13
They're a Weird Mob is a popular 1957 Australian comic novel written by John O'Grady under the pseudonym "Nino Culotta", the name of the main character of the book. The book was the first published novel by O'Grady, with an initial print run of 6,000 hardback copies. [1]
They're a Weird Mob (1966) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
As a stranger in a strange land, he encounters a reasonable level of racism and cultural disorientation but emerges with a generous slice of the Australian dream by marrying a nice girl and ...
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- Michael Powell
- Comedy
- Walter Chiari
An Italian sports journalist arrives in Australia but finds no work. The only employment he can find is as a builder's labourer. At first, he cannot comprehend the culture, but eventually he finds mateship and romance.
Sep 10, 2012 · The first of Michael Powell 's Australian ventures, a very bizarre comedy about the prejudicial problems that face a young Italian who emigrates to Sydney.
