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“Australia’s
moviemaking breakthrough!” - The Entertainer
Dennis Hopper (Easy Rider, Apocalypse
Now, Blue Velvet) stars as Dan Morgan, the infamous real-life
1800’s outlaw, an Irish immigrant working as a gold
digger in the treacherous Australian brush. When his comrades
reject him, Morgan resorts to stealing horses, and is caught
and sentenced to jail. After years of abuse and brutality,
Morgan is released, and falls back into his outlaw ways.
Soon, Morgan is wanted at any price, dead or alive, setting
the backdrop for this intense and riveting thriller.
“An excellent early example
of the Australian revival, this is a pacy, violent bushranger
saga.” - Time Out Film Guide
Mad Dog Morgan was a worldwide
theatrical hit in 1977, and was nominated by the Australian
Film Institute Awards for Best Director (Philippe Mora)
and Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Bill Hunter). The film
also stars Austrailian stars Jack Thompson (Breaker Morant,
The Assassination of Richard Nixon) and David Gulpilil
(Walkabout, Crocodile Dundee).
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