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Spotswood is a film of genre Drama directed by Mark Joffe released in USA on 9 october 1992 with Anthony Hopkins
Spotswood (1992)
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Add to a movie listSpotswood is an Australian comedy drama film directed by Mark Joffe, made in 1990-1991, released in 1992 in some locations; also known as The Efficiency Expert in America. It was the first feature film for Toni Collette and the fourth for Russell Crowe.
The film is a favourite of Rupert Murdoch's.
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In late 1960s Melbourne, Errol Wallace (Anthony Hopkins) is a financial business consultant who we meet in the course of his being hired by the board of Durmack, an automotive component manufacturer, where he assesses a large work force redundancy and recommends major layoffs.Actors
Anthony Hopkins
(Errol Wallace)
Ben Mendelsohn
(Carey)
Bruno Lawrence
(Robert, Carey's Father)
John Walton
Rebecca Rigg
(Cheryl Ball)
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