The Castle
Ordinary Family. Extraordinary Story.
1997 · 1h 25m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Rob Sitch
,
Annie Maver
,
Susannah Mott
Overview
The quirky Kerrigan family lives together in a makeshift home they built themselves – with great pride and a bizarre attention to detail – a few yards from the edge of Melbourne, Australia's busy Tullamarine Airport. When a building inspector condemns the building and reveals that the government plans to use their land for an airport expansion, Darryl Kerrigan and his brood recruit hack attorney Dennis Denuto and prepare themselves for the fight of their lives.
Director and cast
- Rob Sitch Director
- Annie Maver Director
- Susannah Mott Director
- Michael Caton as Darryl Kerrigan
- Anne Tenney as Sal Kerrigan
- Stephen Curry as Dale Kerrigan
- Anthony Simcoe as Steve Kerrigan
- Sophie Lee as Tracy Kerrigan
- Wayne Hope as Wayne Kerrigan
- Tiriel Mora as Dennis Denuto
- Eric Bana as Con Petropoulous
- Charles Tingwell as Lawrence Hammill
- Robyn Nevin as Federal Court judge
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