The Last Outlaw (1980)

Anunmistakable Australian icon -a smoking revolvertwo piercing eyes behind a makeshift mask of armour. Butbeyond thearmour behind the eyeswas a man both ruthless and gentle rugged and kind - the infamous last outlaw Ned Kelly was his name. Both revered and reviled throughout the ages Ned Kelly (John Jarratt Wolf Creek) was an Irish-Australian battler-cum-bushranger fiercely independent and pushed into action bythe repressive colonialauthorities of the time. From the creative team behind Against The Windaccurately presentedand meticulously researched to the finest detail The Last Outlaw examines the life of Ned Kelly and expounds the legend from early indiscretionsand the formation of his gang through totheviolent killingsat Stringy Bark Creek culminating in his explosive last stand and shoot out at Glenrowan. Also featuring Sigrid Thornton Steve Bisley Gerard Kennedy Julia Blake Lewis Fitz-Gerald and a throng of first-class Australian talent The Last Outlaw is a remarkablefour-part miniseries presentation that deflects historical judgementand allows the legend to live on.