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The First Kangaroos is a British film of genre Drama with Dennis Waterman
The First Kangaroos (1988)
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Add to a movie listThe First Kangaroos is a 1988 British–Australian made for TV sports film directed by Frank Cvitanovich and starring Dennis Waterman, Chris Haywood and Dominic Sweeney. It depicts the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain, the first-ever such tour by the Australia national rugby league team.
The First Kangaroos drew complaints from the Granddaughter of British rugby league legend Albert Goldthorpe for its villainous depiction of him.
Some scenes featured the grandstand of Arlington Oval in the inner-western Sydney suburb Dulwich Hill which hosted women's competitions of the 1938 British Empire Games.
Actors
Dennis Waterman
(Albert Goldthorpe)
Chris Haywood
(James Giltinan)
Philip Quast
(Bluey Burdon)
Tony Martin
(Dan Frawley)
Clarissa Kaye
(Mrs. Messenger)
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