Project Detail

Ned Kelly

Synopsis

Set in Australia in the early 19th century, the film is based on the true story of the bushranger Ned Kelly, who staged a series of daring bank robberies, forming a group of outlaws known as the Kelly Gang. Kelly's shoot out with the police triggered a massive manhunt that turned him into a folk hero and legend.

Details

Year: 2003
Type of project: Features
Running time: 109 mins
Format: 35mm
Director: Gregor Jordon
Producer: Debra Hayward
Editor: Jon Gregory
Screenwriter: John Michael McDonagh based on the book Our Sunshine by Robert Drewe
Director of Photography: Oliver Stapleton
Sound: Gary Wilkins
Composer: Claire Jordon
Principal cast: Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts, Geoffrey Rush

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

WTA (Working Title Films Australia)

Oxford House, 76 Oxford Street
London W1N 9FD
UK

T +44 (0)20 7307 3000

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