---
title: 'Ned Kelly (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gregor Jordan'
released: '2003-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Western'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ned-kelly-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277941/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ned Kelly (2003)

2003 · 106 min · Drama, Western, Action, Adventure, History · Australia, United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gregor Jordan](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregor-jordan)
- **Screenplay:** [John Michael McDonagh](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-michael-mcdonagh)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Klaus Badelt](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-badelt)
- **Producer:** [Nelson Woss](https://cinepixo.com/people/nelson-woss)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oliver Stapleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-stapleton)
- **Editor:** [Jon Gregory](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-gregory)

## Cast

- [Naomi Watts](https://cinepixo.com/people/naomi-watts) as Julia Cook
- [Erika Felton](https://cinepixo.com/people/erika-felton) as Ellen Kelly
- [Rachel Griffiths](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-griffiths) as Susan Scott
- [Saskia Burmeister](https://cinepixo.com/people/saskia-burmeister) as Jane Jones
- [Philip Barantini](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-barantini) as Steve Hart
- [Geoffrey Rush](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-rush) as Superintendent Francis Hare
- [Bud Tingwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/bud-tingwell) as Graham Berry
- [Heath Ledger](https://cinepixo.com/people/heath-ledger) as Ned Kelly
- [Talia Zucker](https://cinepixo.com/people/talia-zucker) as Sarah Wicks
- [Laurence Kinlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-kinlan) as Dan Kelly
- [Robert Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-taylor-3) as Sherritt Trooper
- [Joel Edgerton](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-edgerton) as Aaron Sherritt
- [Emily Browning](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-browning) as Grace Kelly
- [Geoff Morrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoff-morrell) as Robert Scott
- [Kerry Condon](https://cinepixo.com/people/kerry-condon) as Kate Kelly

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Official site: http://www.ned-kelly.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/ned-kelly-2003
Film facts: Wikidata (Q391542); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.