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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.
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Top Cast
Elizabeth Tait
John Tait
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Rating
5.2/ 10
Release Date
1906-12-26
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
CrimeDramaActionHistory
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User Reviews (1)
dfle3
No rating•5/10/2025
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...