Mad Rise: The Story of Australian Basketball (2023)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 7M

Director : Chris Appleby, Leigh McSwan

Synopsis

Charts the remarkable rise of Australian basketball, following the real stories of the players and coaches responsible for the sport's ascendancy, and the events that changed Australian basketball forever.

Actors

Andrew Gaze
Andrew Gaze
Andrew Bogut
Andrew Bogut
Luc Longley
Luc Longley
Chris Anstey
Chris Anstey
Andrew Vlahov
Andrew Vlahov
Brian Goorjian
Brian Goorjian
Lanard Copeland
Lanard Copeland
Xavier Cooks
Xavier Cooks
Dejan Vasiljevic
Dejan Vasiljevic
Pat Riley
Pat Riley
Shane Heal
Shane Heal
David Patrick
David Patrick
Derek Rucker
Derek Rucker
Chase Buford
Chase Buford
Darryl McDonald
Darryl McDonald
Patty Mills
Patty Mills
Jock Landale
Jock Landale
Matthew Dellavedova
Matthew Dellavedova
Gregg Popovich
Gregg Popovich
Stephen Quartermain
Stephen Quartermain
Marty Clarke
Marty Clarke
Errol McDonald
Errol McDonald
Leroy McDonald
Leroy McDonald
Tony Ronaldson
Tony Ronaldson
Adam Capo
Adam Capo
Steve Kerr
Steve Kerr
Donovan Mitchell
Donovan Mitchell
Khris Middleton
Khris Middleton
Lindsay Gaze
Lindsay Gaze
Scott Fisher
Scott Fisher
P.J. Carlesimo
P.J. Carlesimo
Jose Rebimbas
Jose Rebimbas
Doug Overton
Doug Overton
Lucas Walker
Lucas Walker
Randy Bennett
Randy Bennett
Alonzo Mourning
Alonzo Mourning
Dwayne McClain
Dwayne McClain

Crews

Chris Appleby
Chris Appleby
Director
Leigh McSwan
Leigh McSwan
Director
James Collins
James Collins
Executive Producer
Leigh McSwan
Leigh McSwan
Executive Producer
Shannon Deane
Shannon Deane
Executive Producer
James Burnett
James Burnett
Executive Producer
Andy Hoad
Andy Hoad
Executive Producer
Michael Saad
Michael Saad
Head of Production
Angus Buist-Ient
Angus Buist-Ient
Editor
Paul Beattie
Paul Beattie
Editor
Aaron Bickford
Aaron Bickford
Camera Operator
Wayne McPherson
Wayne McPherson
Camera Operator
Darren McCagh
Darren McCagh
Camera Operator
John Perkins
John Perkins
Camera Operator
Darrell Brown
Darrell Brown
Camera Operator
Glenn Richardson
Glenn Richardson
Camera Operator
Steve Cahill
Steve Cahill
Camera Operator
Robbie Meyer
Robbie Meyer
Camera Operator
Paul Beattie
Paul Beattie
Music Supervisor

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