True History of the Kelly Gang (film)

True History of the Kelly Gang
United Kingdom release poster
Directed byJustin Kurzel
Screenplay byShaun Grant
Based onTrue History of the Kelly Gang
by Peter Carey
Produced by
  • Liz Watts
  • Hal Vogel
  • Justin Kurzel
  • Paul Ranford
Starring
CinematographyAri Wegner
Edited byNick Fenton
Music byJed Kurzel
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 11 September 2019 (2019-09-11) (TIFF)
  • 9 January 2020 (2020-01-09) (Australia)
  • 28 February 2020 (2020-02-28) (United Kingdom)
Running time
124 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
LanguageEnglish
Box office$446,177

True History of the Kelly Gang is a 2019 bushranger film directed by Justin Kurzel, written by Shaun Grant, and based upon the 2000 novel of the same name by Peter Carey. A fictionalised account of the life of bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly, the film stars George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam and Russell Crowe.

It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2019. It was released in Australia on Australia Day 2020, by Transmission Films and Stan, in the United Kingdom on 28 February 2020, by Picturehouse Entertainment, and in the United States on 24 April 2020, by IFC Films.

  1. ^ "The True History of the Kelly Gang". Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2019.