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    Ned Kelly (1970)

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    One of the unfortunate temptations of hiring a rock star to carry a film is for the director to rely rather lazily on that star’s in-built charisma instead of trying to mould him into a character.

    Witness Mick Jagger, here cast as Australia’s most memorable outlaw, who is so similar to his stage image that you half expect him to start shrieking, “It’s great to be Down Under!” or “Thank you, Sydney, you’ve been a great audience!”

    Sent to prison for a crime he did not commit, 19-year-old Ned Kelly returns to his home on a run-down Australian ranch following his release and finds his family in dire straits.

    Attempts to lead an honest life prove difficult and soon Ned, with a band of comrades, takes to the outback as a wanted man.

    Realistically, the blame has to be laid at the door of director Tony Richardson, whose handling sometimes obscures the message and buries the drama.

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    The songs of Shel Silverstein, however, help to give the film a certain focus.

    Ned Kelly
    Mick Jagger
    Dan Kelly
    Allen Bickford
    Steve Hart
    Geoff Gilmour
    Joe Byrne
    Mark McManus
    Wild Wright
    Serge Lazareff
    Tom Lloyd
    Peter Sumner
    Aaron Sherritt
    Ken Shorter
    Pat O’Donnell
    James Elliott

    Director
    Tony Richardson

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