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Ned Kelly is an Australian film directed by Gregor Jordan. The movie portrays the life of Ned Kelly who is a well-known bushranger in Australia. The film is mainly based on Robert Drewe's novel Our Sunshine.

Tagline: When the law tried to silence him a legend was born.

Main cast

Heath Ledger
– Ned Kelly
Orlando Bloom
– Joe Byrne
Geoffrey Rush
– Francis Hare
Naomi Watts
– Julia Cook

Plot

The film tells his life as a bushranger in north-west Victoria, where he lived all his life. He, his brother Dan, and two other men — Steve Hart and Joe Byrne — formed a gang of Irish Australians in response to Irish and English tensions that arose in 19th century Australia. The gang robbed a bank and hijacked an entire town for 3 days. They killed three policemen who were hunting them. They then took over a pub in Glenrowan, where they basically held a party, waiting for a train full of police to derail at a part of the track that they tore up. However a school teacher warned the train, so the gang and all the others in the pub ended up in a shootout with scores of policemen.

Kelly is regarded by some Australians as a heroic figure and is seen as a real fighter for Australian independence from Britain.

Box office

US Gross Domestic Takings: US$ 86,959 :+ Other International Takings: $6,284,940 = Gross Worldwide Takings: $6,371,899

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