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The Efficiency Expert

Play trailer Poster for The Efficiency Expert PG,  1991,  1h 29m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 67% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 50% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
67% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 50% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Straitlaced Errol Wallace (Anthony Hopkins) is tasked with traveling to the small Australian town of Spotswood to help the befuddled Mr. Ball (Alwyn Kurts) and his ramshackle moccasin company make their products in a more efficient manner. Although the employees of the factory are decidedly quirky both in personality and production methodology, Wallace's fondness for their eccentricities inspires him to search for a way to increase productivity without leaving any of the workers unemployed.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3/4
It's interesting, the way Hopkins' face relaxes as the movie continues and his character learns, perhaps for the first time, that time and motion studies are about people, not facts. Go to Full Review
Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Sep 27, 2007
3/5
Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile Aug 11, 2007
The eccentricities of the characters and the nostalgia emanating from the wonderfully evocative production design by Chris Kennedy all add up to a charming film of considerable entertainment value. It is a minor classic of Australian cinema. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Sep 29, 2005
2/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 1, 2000
C+
This is a minor comedy, in the style of Ealing films from the 1950s, of the little man against the bureaucrats. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Mark Joffe

Director

Anthony Hopkins

Errol Wallace

Ben Mendelsohn

Carey

Alwyn Kurts

Mr. Ball

Bruno Lawrence

Robert

John Walton

Jerry Finn

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The Efficiency Expert

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Movie Info

Synopsis Straitlaced Errol Wallace (Anthony Hopkins) is tasked with traveling to the small Australian town of Spotswood to help the befuddled Mr. Ball (Alwyn Kurts) and his ramshackle moccasin company make their products in a more efficient manner. Although the employees of the factory are decidedly quirky both in personality and production methodology, Wallace's fondness for their eccentricities inspires him to search for a way to increase productivity without leaving any of the workers unemployed.
Director
Mark Joffe
Producer
Richard Brennan, Timothy White
Screenwriter
Max Dann
Production Co
The Australian Film Commission, Film Victoria, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Meridian Films, Smiley Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$52.8K
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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