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“The Most Sensational, The Most Thrilling and Interesting LIVING PICTURES EVER TAKEN.”
The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)
December 26, 19061h 10mEN
5.2
41 votes
Overview
Just as Galeen and Wegener's Der Golem (1915) can be seen as a testament to early German film artistry, The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906) symbolizes both the birth of the Australian film industry and the emergence of an Australian cinema identity. Even more significantly, it heralds the emergence of the feature film format. However, only fragments of the original production of more than one hour are known to exist, preserved at the National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra; Efforts at reconstruction have made the film available to modern audiences.
Director
Charles TaitTop Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
No Language
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Johnson and GibsonJ. & N. Tait
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User Reviews
dfle3
The world's first full-length narrative feature film...what's left of it. I saw this film on my EPG the other week and immediately decided to record it. It was broadcast on 27/04/2025 at 11:25pm on ABC TV. It's the story of Ned Kelly, Australia's most famous/iconic bushranger (a robber who commits crimes beyond populated areas). It should be noted that Australia was not yet a nation when he lived. Ned Kelly has been depicted many times in various forms of art and literature to this day. Perhaps this was the film’s premier on any form of TV?. I viewed and reviewed most of it the next da…
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