In the 1971 incident, Peter Macari extorted $500,000 from Australian airline Qantas, threatening to blow up flight 755 from Sydney to Hong Kong on 26 May 1971.[5]
Qantas actively tried to stop the film being made[6] and despite failing to do so, Network 10, which had invested A$250,000 in the film, refused to air it. The film was eventually released on video in 1990.[7]
References
^Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p22
^'Mr Brown' and riddle of the man who just vanished By Richard Macey Sydney Morning Herald 25 May 2002 accessed 22 June 2013
^"The true story of the 1971 Qantas bomb hoax - one of Australia's most audacious heists". www.abc.net.au. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^"Qantas in protest about hijack film". Canberra Times. 1 November 1985. p. 11. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^Teeseling, Ingeborg van (21 May 2018). "The bomb on the Qantas flight, and what happened next". The Big Smoke. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
call, brown, 1986, australian, movie, based, 1971, qantas, bomb, hoax, written, directed, south, australian, director, scott, hicks, directed, byscott, hicksproduced, byterry, jenningsstarringchris, haywoodvincent, ballproductioncompanykino, film, release, dat. Call Me Mr Brown is a 1986 Australian movie based on the 1971 Qantas bomb hoax 1 2 written and directed by South Australian director Scott Hicks 3 4 Call Me Mr BrownDirected byScott HicksProduced byTerry JenningsStarringChris HaywoodVincent BallProductioncompanyKino Film Co Release date1986Running time85 minsCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishIn the 1971 incident Peter Macari extorted 500 000 from Australian airline Qantas threatening to blow up flight 755 from Sydney to Hong Kong on 26 May 1971 5 Qantas actively tried to stop the film being made 6 and despite failing to do so Network 10 which had invested A 250 000 in the film refused to air it The film was eventually released on video in 1990 7 References Edit Ed Scott Murray Australia on the Small Screen 1970 1995 Oxford Uni Press 1996 p22 Mr Brown and riddle of the man who just vanished By Richard Macey Sydney Morning Herald 25 May 2002 accessed 22 June 2013 Papers of Scott Hicks Summary record Info tab State Library of South Australia Retrieved 6 May 2022 Scott Hicks at IMDb The true story of the 1971 Qantas bomb hoax one of Australia s most audacious heists www abc net au 22 February 2019 Retrieved 23 September 2020 Qantas in protest about hijack film Canberra Times 1 November 1985 p 11 Retrieved 31 August 2021 Teeseling Ingeborg van 21 May 2018 The bomb on the Qantas flight and what happened next The Big Smoke Retrieved 27 August 2021 External links EditCall Me Mr Brown at IMDb Call Me Mr Brown at Oz Movies This article related to an Australian film of the 1980s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Call Me Mr Brown amp oldid 1111264831, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
