Ned Kelly Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gregor Jordan
Genres: Crime
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Gregor_Jordan's version of the Australian legend Ned Kelly stars Heath_Ledger as the title outlaw. Sixteen-year-old Irish immigrant Ned is sentenced to three years in prison for stealing a horse. After his release he finds work tending to horses owned by Richard Cook (Nicholas_Bell), whose wife (Naomi_Watts) grows interested in Ned. Fitzpatrick (Kiri_Paramore) is a police officer with a yen for Ned's sister, Kate (Kerry_Condon). When she rejects him, Fitzpatrick steals the family's animals. The brothers are falsely accused of a crime and go into hiding, leading to the assault and arrest of their beloved mother. Francis Hare (Geoffrey_Rush) is eventually brought on to stop the gang, which becomes famous after a string of bank robberies. The film also features Orlando_Bloom (of Lord of the Rings fame) and Rachel Griffiths (Six_Feet_Under). The most recent version of this oft-filmed tale featured Mick_Jagger as the infamous Kelly in 1970. Perry Seibert, Rovi
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