| Robbery Under Arms | |
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| Directed by | Donald Crombie Ken Hannam |
| Written by | Michael Jenkins |
| Based on | novel by Rolf Boldrewood |
| Produced by | Mace Neufeld Jock Blair |
| Starring | Sam Neill Steven Vidler Christopher Cummins Liz Newman Jane Menelaus Andy Anderson Deborah Coulls Susie Lindeman Elaine Cusick Ed Devereaux Tommy Lewis Robert Grubb |
| Cinematography | Ernie Clark |
| Music by | Garry McDonald Laurie Stone |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shock ITC Entertainment[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | AU$7.3 million[2][3][4] |
| Box office | AU$226,648 (Australia) |
Robbery Under Arms is a 1985 Australian action adventure film starring Sam Neill as bushranger Captain Starlight.
There were two versions shot simultaneously – a feature film and a TV mini series.[2] They were based on the 1888 novel of the same name by Rolf Boldrewood.
- ^ Robbery Under Arms company credits at The New York Times
- ^ a b David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 pp. 71–72
- ^ "New 'Robbery'film a TV series too". The Canberra Times (SUNDAY ed.). 15 January 1984. p. 10. Retrieved 9 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Lewes, Jacqueline Lee (5 June 1983). "Million$ of Viewing". Sydney Sun Herald. p. 47.