The Man Who Sued God
2001 | 97m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Mark Joffe |
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| Writer: | Don Watson |
| Staring: |
| A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was “an act of God”. He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and, as God’s representative, The Church. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 25, 2001 |
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| Director: | Mark Joffe |
| Writer: | Don Watson |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | lightning, boat accident, fisherman, god, church, courtroom, insurance policy, bushfires |
| Production Companies | Icon Productions, New South Wales Film & Television Office, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Showtime Australia, Film Victoria, Empress Road Productions, Gannon Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Billy Connolly | Steve Myers |
| Judy Davis | Anna Redmond |
| Colin Friels | David Myers |
| Wendy Hughes | Jules Myers |
| Emily Browning | Rebecca Myers |
| Bille Brown | Gerry Ryan |
| John Howard | Edward Piggott |
| Blair Venn | Les |
| Vincent Ball | Cardinal |
| Alan Hennessy | Inspector Gittman |
| Frank Whitten | Primate |
| Peter Whitford | Moderator |
| Linal Haft | Rabbi |
| Tim Robertson | Judge Bonaface |
| Steve Jacobs | Hal |
| Richard Carter | Dirk Streicher |
| Josephine Byrnes | Cressida Roache |
| Ross Symonds | Newsreader |
| Chris Bath | Newsreader |
| Wizard | Cockatoo |
| Astro | Arthur the Dog |
| Tamblyn Lord | Doctor |
| Andrea Moor | Maxine Jeffrey |
| Glenda Linscott | Co-Plaintiff |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mark Joffe | Director |
| Don Watson | Screenplay |
| David Bridie | Original Music Composer, Music Arranger |
| Alison Barrett | Casting |
| Luigi Pittorino | Production Design |
| Juliet John | Art Direction |
| Lisa Meagher | Costume Design |
| Lawrence Woodward | Stunt Coordinator |
| Julie Sims | Production Manager |
| Stella Savvas | Post Production Supervisor |
| Kristin Voumard | Script Supervisor |
| Sophie Dick | Production Coordinator |
| Terri Lamera | Costume Supervisor |
| Loris Perryman | Costumer |
| Robbie Austin | Makeup Department Head, Makeup Designer |
| Pamela Roth | Makeup Artist |
| Wendy De Waal | Hair Designer |
| Carolyn Nott | Makeup Artist |
| Kate Birch | Makeup & Hair |
| Kim Prentice | Art Department Coordinator |
| Heather Muirhead | Art Department Coordinator |
| Michael Wholley | Graphic Designer |
| Kate Hunter Walker | Set Dresser |
| Luisa Ceravolo | Set Dresser |
| John Rega | Construction Manager |
| Dave Young | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Louise Brown | Art Department Coordinator |
| Dave Roberts | Special Effects |
| Clive Jones | Scenic Artist |
| Brad Roberts | Unit Manager |
| Phil Judd | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Julius L. Chan | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Effects Editor |
| Liam Egan | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jenny T. Ward | Dialogue Editor |
| Delia McCarthy | Dialogue Editor |
| Christine Woodruff | Music Supervisor |
| Murray Pope | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Fiona Crawford | Visual Effects Producer |
| David Woodland | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Angela Pelizzari | Title Designer |
| Ben Caine | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Kat Szuminska | Compositing Lead |
| Ian Brown | Senior Animator |
| Patrick McCarville | Original Concept |
| Christian Scallan | Score Engineer, Scoring Mixer |
| Simon Polinski | Scoring Mixer |
| Andrea Kebble | Conductor |
| Helen Mountfort | Music Arranger |
| Ben Osmo | Sound Recordist |
| Peter James | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mark Joffe | Producer |
| Ben Gannon | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Film Festival | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
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