· Australia · 1985 · 1h 34m

Call Me Mr. Brown

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Director
Scott Hicks
Cast
Chris Haywood as Peter Macari Bill Hunter as McNeill John Polson as Brian Day Vincent Ball as Captain Ritchie John Frawley as Captain Howson Russell Kiefel as Ray Poynting
Tagline

THE PLOT: Extortion. THE PLUNDER: $500,000 in cash. THE PAYOFF: A wild spending spree. THE STORY: The Great Plane Robbery.

Synopsis

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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