| Ned Kelly (1970)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Mick Jagger |
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| Clarissa Kaye |
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| Mark McManus |
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| Frank Thring |
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| Plot |
| Mick Jagger had one of his rare sizable acting roles, as the famed Australian outlaw, in this atmospheric biopic (remade in 2004 with Heath Ledger). The movie has the look and spirit of other Vietnam-era counterculture Westerns, with Irishman Ned Kelly a rebel against the unjust Establishment. Tony Richardson's direction has the free-for-all laxity of the era, though the general sense of mess is tidied up by the often stunning location photography by ace DP Gerry Fisher. What makes the film memorable is the soundtrack, a heavy portion of which is made up of Western ballads written by witty Shel Silverstein and sung by Waylon Jennings; elsewhere, the Amish-bearded Jagger croons "The Wild Colonial Boy." A charitable assessment of Jagger's performance would conclude that he brings an intriguing Pirandellian presence to the role; a more clear-eyed view would say that he simply doesn't have the acting chops to carry it off. --Robert Horton |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
War |
| Director |
Tony Richardson |
| Producer |
Neil Hartley |
| Writer |
Tony Richardson; Ian Jones |
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| Studio |
MGM/UA |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG (Parental Guidance) |
| Running Time |
99 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
1970 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
711 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
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| Edition Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| Barcode |
027616907240 |
| Release Date |
3/16/2004 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 Dolby Digital Stereo [English] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Features Not Specified.
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