Bodyline (TV Series)
1984 · Series · 330 min. · Australia
Dramatization of the 1932/33 Test cricket series between England and Australia. Played in Australia, the series gained notoriety in Australian and worldwide cricketing history for the fact that the English team (headed by captain Douglas Jardine) applied a bowling technique called "leg theory", or more commonly, Bodyline. This technique involved bowlers bowling the ball directly at the batsman's body, and resulted in many of the Australian team receiving numerous bruises and injuries, with batsman Bert Oldfield sustaining a cracked skull. The series generated much anger and resentment towards the English team within Australia and seriously damaged Anglo-Australian cricketing relations at the time.
Direction Carl Schultz · George Ogilvie · Denny Lawrence · Lex Marinos
Cast Hugo Weaving · Gary Sweet · Jim Holt · Rhys McConnochie · John Gregg · Heather Mitchell · John Walton · Michael Carrington · Alan David Lee · John Doyle · Vincent Ball · Richard Carter
Soundtrack Chris Neal
Screenplay Robert Caswell · Francine Finnane · Terry Hayes · Denny Lawrence · Lex Marinos · George Miller · George Ogilvie · Carl Schultz
Cinematography Dean Semler · Andrew Lesnie
Original title Bodyline (TV Series)
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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