Ned Kelly (2003 film)

Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gregor Jordan
Screenplay by	John Michael McDonagh
Based on	Our Sunshine; by Robert Drewe
Produced by	Lynda House; Nelson Woss;
Starring	Heath Ledger; Orlando Bloom; Naomi Watts; Geoffrey Rush;
Cinematography	Oliver Stapleton
Edited by	Jon Gregory
Music by	Klaus Badelt
Production; companies	StudioCanal; Working Title Films; Australian Film Commission; Film Finance Corporation Australia; The Woss Group; Endymion Films;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (through United International Pictures)
Release date	27 March 2003;
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	Australia; United Kingdom;
Language	English
Box office	$6.6 million

Ned Kelly is a 2003 bushranger film based on Robert Drewe's 1991 novel Our Sunshine. Directed by Gregor Jordan, the film's adapted screenplay was written by John Michael McDonagh. The film dramatises the life of Ned Kelly, a legendary bushranger and outlaw who was active mostly in the colony of Victoria. In the film, Kelly, his brother Dan, and two other associates—Steve Hart and Joe Byrne—form a gang of bushrangers in response to acts of police brutality. Heath Ledger stars in the title role, with Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts and Geoffrey Rush. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $6 million worldwide.