"Never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn."

2000

1h 34m

6.8(432 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

The true and infamous story of Australia's notorious criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read and his years of crime, interest in violence, drugs and prostitutes.

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Production Companies

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Eric Bana

Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read

Vince Colosimo

Neville Bartos

Simon Lyndon

Jimmy Loughnan

David Field

Keithy George

Dan Wyllie

Bluey

Bill Young

Detective Downie

Kate Beahan

Tanya

Gary Waddell

Kevin Darcy

Renée Brack

Television Interviewer

Richard Sutherland

Prison Officer

Creative team

Directed by: Andrew Dominik
Written by: Andrew Dominik
Produced by: Michele Bennett

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