Ned Kelly | |
---|---|
Directed by | Gregor Jordan |
Screenplay by | John Michael McDonagh |
Based on | Our Sunshine by Robert Drewe |
Produced by |
|
Starring | |
Cinematography | Oliver Stapleton |
Edited by | Jon Gregory |
Music by | Klaus Badelt |
Production companies |
|
Distributed by | Universal Pictures (through United International Pictures) |
Release date |
|
Running time | 110 minutes |
Countries |
|
Language | English |
Box office | $6.6 million[1] |
Ned Kelly is a 2003 bushranger film based on Robert Drewe's 1991 novel Our Sunshine. Directed by Gregor Jordan, the film's adapted screenplay was written by John Michael McDonagh. The film dramatises the life of Ned Kelly, a legendary bushranger and outlaw who was active mostly in the colony of Victoria. In the film, Kelly, his brother Dan, and two other associates—Steve Hart and Joe Byrne—form a gang of bushrangers in response to acts of police brutality. Heath Ledger stars in the title role, with Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts and Geoffrey Rush. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $6 million worldwide.