Who knew that Rupert Murdoch is such a fan of Spotswood, the 1992 Australian movie that starred Anthony Hopkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Russell Crowe and Toni Collette?
The News Corp and 21st Century Fox chairman spoke affectionately about the film, which was scripted by Max Dann and Andrew Knight and directed by Mark Joffe, during his lecture at the Lowy Institute on Thursday night.
Murdoch recalled that the comedy/drama set in Melbourne in the 1960s featured Hopkins as an efficiency expert who.s hired by the owner of a struggling suburban moccasin factory.
Hopkins. character plans to lay off surplus workers but falls in love with the people and finds a way to save the factory without letting go a single soul. Alwyn Kurts played the factory owner and Crowe was one of his salesman.
Murdoch used Spotswood in an analogy to highlight the vast differences in the world economies, particularly in Asia,...
The News Corp and 21st Century Fox chairman spoke affectionately about the film, which was scripted by Max Dann and Andrew Knight and directed by Mark Joffe, during his lecture at the Lowy Institute on Thursday night.
Murdoch recalled that the comedy/drama set in Melbourne in the 1960s featured Hopkins as an efficiency expert who.s hired by the owner of a struggling suburban moccasin factory.
Hopkins. character plans to lay off surplus workers but falls in love with the people and finds a way to save the factory without letting go a single soul. Alwyn Kurts played the factory owner and Crowe was one of his salesman.
Murdoch used Spotswood in an analogy to highlight the vast differences in the world economies, particularly in Asia,...
- 10/31/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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