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Mood:
- GloomyRoughSincereCaptivating
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Plot:
- Criminal HeroesFolk HeroGangFalse AccusationAmbitionCrimesDeadlyDishonesty more...
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Genres:
- DramaCrimeWestern
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Time/Period:
- 19th Century
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Place:
- AustraliaWilderness
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Praise:
- Award Winner
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Based on:
- Based on BookBiographyBased on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Brief NudityViolent Content
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Ned Kelly, 2003
English
Australia, UK, USA, France
Profile of Ned Kelly
The mood of Ned Kelly is gloomy, sincere, and captivating. The plot centers around a folk hero, a false accusation, and gangs. It is a drama, crime, and western movie. In approach, Ned Kelly is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in the wilderness. The setting is Australia. Ned Kelly happens in the 19th century. It is drawn from a biography, originally a true story, and based on a book. The movie is known for being an award winner. Note that Ned Kelly includes brief nudity and violent content.
Summary of Ned Kelly
A Western of epic proportions set in 1800s Australia, Ned Kelly is Gregor Jordan's remake of the 1970 film that starred Mick Jagger as the notorious outlaw who lead a band of vigilantes in an affront against the Victorian police. Heath Ledger stars here as the beloved folk hero--a bush ranger, cattle thief, and gunslinger of Irish descent--who will go to any length to defend his family and friends from the wrong accusations the police make against them. Becoming a Robin Hood figure with the Kelly Gang (Orlando Bloom and Laurence Kinlan) by his side, the cowboys rob banks and preach to the local people, always trying to prove their mission in fighting for justice. Kelly becomes a symbol of both national pride and lawlessness, and he and his gang are revered by those with a rebellious spirit, and worshipped by young women and plain folks who can relate to them. But they are feared and loathed by the upper classes and the authorities (Geoffrey Rush), who place a bounty on Kelly's head and make it legal for any person to shoot him dead. The final showdown is a fantastic nighttime action sequence that benefits from silvery photography in near total darkness and dramatic, fiery performances. Ned Kelly earns its place alongside the best Westerns on celluloid.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | Australia, UK, USA, France |
| Release date: | 26 March 2004 |
| Runtime: | 110 min |
Cast and Crew
as Ned Kelly
as Joseph Byrne
as Julia Cook
as Superintendent Francis Hare
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Critics Reviews
Entertainment Weekly
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- by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
Variety
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- by: David Stratton
Users Reviews
- 10.January.2011
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- by: Netflowers
- Netflowers rated this movie
0/10
- 21.March.2009
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- by: gauravarora77
- gauravarora77 rated this movie
8/10Great
