The Man Who Sued God

The Man Who Sued God

2001•1h 37m•6.3/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(71)

A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was “an act of God”. He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and, as God’s representative, The Church.

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Production

Empress Road Productions, New South Wales Film & Television Office, Showtime Australia, Gannon Films, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Film Victoria, Icon Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

Steve Myers

Judy Davis

Judy Davis

Anna Redmond

Colin Friels

Colin Friels

David Myers

Wendy Hughes

Wendy Hughes

Jules Myers

Emily Browning

Emily Browning

Rebecca Myers

Bille Brown

Bille Brown

Gerry Ryan

John Howard

John Howard

Edward Piggott

Blair Venn

Les

Vincent Ball

Vincent Ball

Cardinal

Alan Hennessy

Inspector Gittman

Frank Whitten

Frank Whitten

Primate

Peter Whitford

Moderator

Linal Haft

Linal Haft

Rabbi

Tim Robertson

Tim Robertson

Judge Bonaface

Steve Jacobs

Steve Jacobs

Hal

Richard Carter

Richard Carter

Dirk Streicher

Josephine Byrnes

Josephine Byrnes

Cressida Roache

Ross Symonds

Newsreader

Chris Bath

Chris Bath

Newsreader

Wizard

Cockatoo

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