Release, runtime and language

1980 · 91 mins · English

Directed by

Maurice Murphy

Starring

Noni Hazlehurst, Martin Lewis, Ben Oxenbould, Bill Young, Scott Higgins, Tony Llewellyn-Jones

Set in 1930s Australia, ten‑year‑old Hubert Finn—nicknamed “Fatty”—endures poverty alongside his loyal friends. Together they fend off the bully Bomer and his gang. Determined to buy a detector radio, Fatty must raise the money in just one week, or lose his chance.