The Man Who Sued God

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The Man Who Sued God is a 2001 Australian comedy film starring Billy Connolly as a fisherman who takes legal action against religious institutions after his insurance company refuses to pay out for an "act of God."

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The Man Who Sued God canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
basedOn original screenplay ⓘ
characterPlayedBy Anna Redmond – Judy Davis ⓘ
linked to: Judy Davis

Steve Myers – Billy Connolly ⓘ
linked to: Billy Connolly
cinematography Geoffrey Hall ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Australia ⓘ
director Mark Joffe ⓘ
distributedBy Icon Film Distribution ⓘ
distributedIn Australia ⓘ
editedBy Mark Warner ⓘ
filmingLocation Sydney ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
legal comedy ⓘ
hasTagline He’s about to have a word with the man upstairs. ⓘ
hasTheme critique of organized religion ⓘ
faith and skepticism ⓘ
insurance law ⓘ
mainCharacter Steve Myers ⓘ
musicBy Nigel Westlake ⓘ
notableFor satirical portrayal of a lawsuit against God ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary A former lawyer turned fisherman sues religious institutions after his insurance company refuses to pay for boat damage deemed an act of God. ⓘ
producer Ben Gannon ⓘ
Judy Balaban ⓘ
productionCompany Gannon Jenkins Entertainment ⓘ
releaseDate 2001-10-25 ⓘ
releaseYear 2001 ⓘ
runtime approximately 97 minutes ⓘ
setting Australia ⓘ
starring Bille Brown ⓘ
Billy Connolly ⓘ
Colin Friels ⓘ
Emily Browning ⓘ
John Howard ⓘ
Judy Davis ⓘ
Wendy Hughes ⓘ
writer Don Watson ⓘ
John Clarke ⓘ
Mark Joffe ⓘ

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Billy Connolly → notableWork → The Man Who Sued God ⓘ
Colin Friels → notableWork → The Man Who Sued God ⓘ
Donald McAlpine → notableWork → The Man Who Sued God ⓘ
Lizzy Gardiner → hasWork → The Man Who Sued God ⓘ
Bille Brown → notableWork → The Man Who Sued God ⓘ
Mark O’Keefe → wrote → The Man Who Sued God ⓘ
Mark O’Keefe → notableWork → The Man Who Sued God ⓘ
Emily Browning → notableWork → The Man Who Sued God ⓘ
Gabrielle Fitzpatrick → notableWork → The Man Who Sued God ⓘ