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The Story of Men at Work and a Little Kookaburra.

Genres

MusicDocumentary

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A film about Men At Work, their hit single Down Under, and the Kookaburra controversy. The band were sued for copyright infringement and faced the label of 'plagiarists', 35 years after their success. An examination of the organic development of the song, its commercial success and cultural significance and questions the relationship between art and law, influence and copyright.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

29 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

04 May 2015

Country

Australia

Cast

Martin Armiger

Martin Armiger

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Brian Edmond

Brian Edmond

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Alec Gilbert

Alec Gilbert

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Greg Ham

Greg Ham

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Jerry Speiser

Jerry Speiser

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Ron Strykert

Ron Strykert

Himself

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