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Iron Outlaws in Oz

by | Apr 1, 2004 | Western Movies

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Who is Edward “Ned” Kelly? Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones may come to mind, as he portrayed the 25-year-old bushranger (Australian for outlaw) in Tony Richardson’s controversial 1970 film that may as well have stayed Down Under as far as America’s moviegoers were concerned. But to Australians, Ned Kelly’s legend runs deep. At the Sydney 2000 Olympics opening ceremony, Ned Kelly figures held the arena hostage as fireworks exploded from their rifles. Aussie author Peter Carey’s T


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