Ned Kelly (1970)

Director: Tony Richardson Starring: Mick Jagger Genres: Historical Drama, Biography, Crime, Australian Origin: Australia Certificate: PG Running Time: 99 min

synopsis

True story of a frontier cowboy in Australia who is convicted as a horse thief. He insists he is innocent and takes to the hills to live as an outlaw. Rock superstar Mick Jagger makes his dynamic screen debut in this explosive frontier crime saga from Academy Award winner director Tony Richardson. Based on the fascinating true-life story of the 19th-Century Australian "Armored Bandit," it's a powerful, action-packed adventure that thrillingly captures a bold and lawless era. Ned Kelly (Jagger) and his brother Dan (Allen Bickford) are young rebels who, when their widowed mother is unfairly persecuted by police, earn money for her defense by selling homemade liquor. But what begins as a simple moonshine operation quickly escalates into a series of armed robberies, desperate pursuits and deadly confrontations. Soon, Ned finds himself revered throughout the country as a larger-than-life sagebrush hero...but as the law closes in on him and his gang, the hero's reign may be cut tragically short. With spectacular performances, a riveting screenplay (by Richardson and Ian Jones) and atmospheric songs, performed by country music legend Waylon Jennings, Ned Kelly is a towering epic that is as engaging, adventurous and exciting as the notorious outlaw himself.