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Bodyline (1000) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1000 · More mins · English
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- Directed by
- Carl Schultz, Denny Lawrence
- Starring
- Hugo Weaving, Frank Thring, Max Cullen, Heather Mitchell, Michael O'Neill, Peter Whitford
A dramatized retelling of the infamous 1932‑33 Test series between England and Australia. Captain Douglas Jardine’s side employed the controversial “leg theory” or Bodyline tactic, bowling fast deliveries aimed at the batsmen’s bodies. The strategy left many Australians bruised, with Bert Oldfield suffering a cracked skull, sparking widespread anger and damaging Anglo‑Australian cricket relations.
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