Trial of Ned Kelly | |
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Written by | Roger Simpson Dr L Robson |
Directed by | John Gauci |
Starring |
John Waters Gerard Kennedy Peter Cummins Sean Scully Jonathan Hardy |
Narrated by | Alan Hopgood |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Oscar Whitbread |
Running time | 65 mins |
Production company | ABC |
Original release | |
Release | 12 September 1977 | (Sydney)
Release | 26 October 1977 | (Melbourne)
Trial of Ned Kelly is a 1977 Australian TV film about the trial of Ned Kelly. [1] [2] [3]
Filming took place at Old Melbourne Gaol Magistrate's Court and at Gembrook, Victoria, which stood in for Singybark Creek. Roger Simpson wrote it in collaboration with Dr Robson, a lecturer in history at Melbourne University. The original chair and canopy used by Judge Barry was used. [4]
The Age praised "another fine performance from Waters". [5]
Another writer from the same paper thought the production was not as good as the script. [6]
The Sydney Sun Herald said "it fails to keep its dramatic promise" mostly because of the device of using Alan Hopgood as a narrator who would appear in the action. [7]