The Man Who Sued God

1h 37min

Comedy

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.

Production Companies

Empress Road Productions

New South Wales Film & Television Office

Showtime Australia

Gannon Films

Australian Film Finance Corporation

Film Victoria

Icon Productions

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
Vincent Ball

Vincent Ball

Cardinal
Alan Hennessy

Alan Hennessy

Inspector Gittman
Tim Robertson

Tim Robertson

Judge Bonaface
Richard Carter

Richard Carter

Dirk Streicher
Josephine Byrnes

Josephine Byrnes

Cressida Roache
Ross Symonds

Ross Symonds

Newsreader
Chris Bath

Chris Bath

Newsreader
Wizard

Wizard

Cockatoo
Astro

Astro

Arthur the Dog
Andrea Moor

Andrea Moor

Maxine Jeffrey
Glenda Linscott

Glenda Linscott

Co-Plaintiff

Release date

25th Oct 2001

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English