Call Me Mr. Brown
Call Me Mr. Brown is a 1986 Australian movie based on the Australian Great Plane Robbery of 1971,[1][2] in which Peter Macari extorted $500,000 from Australian airline Qantas, threatening to blow up flight 755 from Sydney to Hong Kong on 26 May 1971.[3]
Call Me Mr. Brown | |
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Directed by | Scott Hicks |
Produced by | Terry Jennings |
Starring | Chris Haywood Vincent Ball |
Production company | Kino Film Co. |
Release date | 1986 |
Running time | 85 mins |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
References
- Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p22
- 'Mr Brown' and riddle of the man who just vanished By Richard Macey Sydney Morning Herald 25 May 2002 accessed 22 June 2013
- "The true story of the 1971 Qantas bomb hoax - one of Australia's most audacious heists". www.abc.net.au. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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