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Ned Kelly

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6.4/10
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Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom in Ned Kelly (2003)
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Biography
An innocent man becomes one of the most wanted criminals the world has ever known.An innocent man becomes one of the most wanted criminals the world has ever known.An innocent man becomes one of the most wanted criminals the world has ever known.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
27K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Gregor Jordan
  • Writers
    • Robert Drewe(novel "Our Sunshine")
    • John Michael McDonagh(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Heath Ledger
    • Orlando Bloom
    • Geoffrey Rush
Top credits
  • Director
    • Gregor Jordan
  • Writers
    • Robert Drewe(novel "Our Sunshine")
    • John Michael McDonagh(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Heath Ledger
    • Orlando Bloom
    • Geoffrey Rush
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    • 148User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 14 nominations

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    Heath Ledger
    Heath Ledger
    • Ned Kellyas Ned Kelly
    Orlando Bloom
    Orlando Bloom
    • Joseph Byrneas Joseph Byrne
    Geoffrey Rush
    Geoffrey Rush
    • Superintendent Francis Hareas Superintendent Francis Hare
    Naomi Watts
    Naomi Watts
    • Julia Cookas Julia Cook
    Joel Edgerton
    Joel Edgerton
    • Aaron Sherrittas Aaron Sherritt
    Laurence Kinlan
    Laurence Kinlan
    • Dan Kellyas Dan Kelly
    Philip Barantini
    Philip Barantini
    • Steve Hartas Steve Hart
    Kerry Condon
    Kerry Condon
    • Kate Kellyas Kate Kelly
    Kris McQuade
    Kris McQuade
    • Ellen Kellyas Ellen Kelly
    Emily Browning
    Emily Browning
    • Grace Kellyas Grace Kelly
    Kiri Paramore
    Kiri Paramore
    • Constable Fitzpatrickas Constable Fitzpatrick
    Rachel Griffiths
    Rachel Griffiths
    • Susan Scottas Susan Scott
    Geoff Morrell
    Geoff Morrell
    • Robert Scottas Robert Scott
    Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
    Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
    • Premier Graham Berryas Premier Graham Berry
    Saskia Burmeister
    Saskia Burmeister
    • Jane Jonesas Jane Jones
    Peter Phelps
    Peter Phelps
    • Constable Loniganas Constable Lonigan
    Russell Dykstra
    Russell Dykstra
    • Wild Wrightas Wild Wright
    Nick Farnell
    Nick Farnell
    • Tom Lloydas Tom Lloyd
    • Director
      • Gregor Jordan
    • Writers
      • Robert Drewe(novel "Our Sunshine")
      • John Michael McDonagh(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The world premiere was in Australia, two blocks away from where Ned Kelly was hanged.
    • Goofs
      In the movie, many police are shot during the Glenrowan shootout. In real life, the only police casualty was Superintendent Francis Hare, who received a slight wound to his wrist.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Ned Kelly: Such is life.

      intertitle: Despite petitions for a pardon that bore a total of 32,000 signatures, Ned Kelly was hanged on 11th of November, 1880.

      intertitle: He was 25 years old.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Ladykillers/Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed/Hellboy/Ned Kelly/Dogville (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Shelter for My Soul
      Music and Lyrics by Bernard Fanning

      Performed by Bernard Fanning

      Courtesy of Universal Music Australia

    User reviews148

    Review
    Top review
    Straight-Forward Historical Narrative
    "Ned Kelly" is a straight-forward re-telling of the legendary Australian who has a powerful symbolism as both an outlaw and a revolutionary.

    It is not based on the award-winning novel by Peter Carey, "True History of the Ned Kelly Gang," because the rights to that were taken by the Irish Neil Jordan to the consternation of nationalists who rallied around this adaptation of Robert Drewe's "Our Sunshine." But, oddly, though Drewe is listed as a co-producer, this chronological narrative by first-timer John M. McDonagh flattens out the power of the novella's focus on the final three-days' battle that's as important to Australia as "Remember the Alamo!" is to Texans.

    Director Gregor Jordan particularly undercuts the core of Kelly's transformation in the public imagination from petty criminal to charismatic Robin Hood to uprising leader against injustice by barely letting Heath Ledger dictate a few lines of the so-called 'Jerilderie Letter' perhaps because it is the powerful centerpiece of the voice of the Carey book. Ledger's basso voice-over connectors do resonate.

    Jordan opts for portends of the key confrontation that will only be caught by those familiar with the legend -- Kelly idly looking through an illustrated book about body armor, the loading up of the infamous train that will carry the police to the attack, and Geoffrey Rush replaying his Inspector Javert, but with only implications of a "Les Miserables" back story.

    Jordan presides over an excellent recreation of the milieu of the time. There's a strong visual evocation in the art and set direction of time, place, and geography, especially with Oliver Stapleton's beautiful cinematography. The social class differences between descendants of POMmies (Prisoners of his Majesty) and their British overlords, are documented starkly, particularly in carrying over the Irish vs. British conflict to another continent (though the bland music score misses a real opportunity to illustrate that, with only a couple of traditional Celtic songs literally stuck in).

    Non-Aussie Orlando Bloom makes quite a dashing Joe Byrne, Kelly's best friend, attracting Rachel Griffiths in a somewhat silly cameo, and many other recognizable Australian actors pass through. Unfortunately, Naomi Watts and Ledger can be added to the lengthy list of real-life lovers who evince little reel chemistry -- did that only work to our benefit for Bogart/Bacall and Tracy/Hepburn?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 26, 2004 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • France
    • Languages
      • English
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • 法外狂徒
    • Filming locations
      • You Yangs, Little River, Victoria, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
      • Endymion Films
      • StudioCanal
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $86,959
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $43,704
      • Mar 28, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,585,516
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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