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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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