Film
| The Club | |
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The Club - (DVD cover) |
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| Directed by | Bruce Beresford |
| Written by | David Williamson |
| Starring | Jack Thompson John Howard Graham Kennedy |
| Studio | South Australian Film Corporation New South Wales Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | Roadshow |
| Release date(s) | 18 September 1980 |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | A$899,000 (Australia) |
A film version was produced in 1980, written by David Williamson, directed by Bruce Beresford and starring John Howard, Jack Thompson, Graham Kennedy and Frank Wilson. The film was described as a "hilarious, sharply observed slice of life".
The film's ending credits have Up There Cazaly, a famous football song, as a theme.
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