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He's No Ordinary Insurance Man -- You Can Bet Your Life On It!

Genres

ComedyCrimeThriller

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The film is a story of the ways in which insurance investigator Roland Copping interferes in and manipulates the lives of others with outrageous games and gimmicks. Eventually he becomes involved in an escalating vendetta with a couple who make an unusual insurance claim.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6.04/10

Release Date

04 June 1993

Country

Australia

Cast

Phil Collins

Phil Collins

Roland Copping

Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

Jonathan Wheats

Josephine Byrnes

Josephine Byrnes

Beth Wheats

Peter Mochrie

Peter Mochrie

Michael Allen

Helen O'Connor

Helen O'Connor

Margaret

Colleen Clifford

Colleen Clifford

Mrs. Waterson

Vincent Ball

Vincent Ball

Judge

Gandhi MacIntyre

Gandhi MacIntyre

Cartel Valuer

Nicholas Hammond

Nicholas Hammond

Detective Simms

Kee Chan

Kee Chan

Detective Alan

Ian Cockburn

Ian Cockburn

Matthew Copping

Rebel Penfold-Russell

Rebel Penfold-Russell

Mother

Mitchell McMahon

Mitchell McMahon

Young Roland Copping

Andrew McMahon

Andrew McMahon

Young Matthew Copping

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