The Man Who Sued God

Infobox Film
name = The Man Who Sued God


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director = Mark Joffe
producer = Brian Abel
Irene Dobson
Ben Gannon
Mark Joffe
writer = John Clarke
Don Watson
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starring = Billy Connolly
Judy Davis
Emily Browning
music = David Bridie
cinematography = Peter James
editing = Peter Barton
distributor = Buena Vista International
released = 2001
runtime = 97 mins
country = Australia
language = [English language|English]
budget =
gross = £973,825 (UK) (14 September 2003)
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followed_by =
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imdb_id = 0268437

"The Man Who Sued God" is a 2001 Australian movie in which Billy Connolly plays Steve Myers, an ex-lawyer who sues God because his boat is struck by lightning, and his insurance company refuses to pay, claiming it to be an act of God. By claiming to be God's representatives on Earth, the Christian churches and Jewish synagogues are held to be the liable party, putting them in the difficult position of either having to pay out large sums of money, or prove that God does not exist.

Award-winning actress Judy Davis (who plays journalist Anna Redmond) is married to actor Colin Friels, who co-stars as Steve Myers's brother in the film.

Cast

* Billy Connolly - Steve Myers
* Judy Davis - Anna Redmond
* Colin Friels - David Myers
* Wendy Hughes - Jules Myers
* Bille Brown - Gerry Ryan
* John Howard - Edward Piggott
* Emily Browning - Rebecca Myers

External links

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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/08/01/the_man_who_sued_god_2003_review.shtml "The Man Who Sued God"] reviewed at BBC Films
* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A512749;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 The Man Who Sued God at the National Film and Sound Archive]