The story concerns a real life bushranger outlaw named. Robbery under arms 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This filmed production of robbery under arms, the fifth, was made and first released just under thirty years after the previous version of the same name, the fourth, had premiered in 1957. With patrick frost, jock blair, paul chubb, ernie clark. Robbery under arms 1957 movies, tv, celebs, and more.
Robbery under arms 1985 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Away from the savage beauty of the australian wilderness, former documentary filmmaker jack lee drains all the drama from the round of robberies, escapes. So it was decided to make a film as well at the same time, based on separate scripts. Both of the set and filmed in australia and made in 1957 feature films starring actor peter finch, the shiralee 1957 and robbery under arms 1957, have been remade by the south australian film corporation see. The final shot is of gracey and dick heroically framed against the bush sky the film presents in two parts on dvd, as it did in its original cinema release.
In april the unit moved to the uk where interiors and exteriors were shot at pinewood studios in buckinghamshire. Outback, south australia, australia is this interesting. Curators notes robbery under arms 1985 on aso australias. An expanded tv version of the original feature film also starring sam neill, this is the complete threepart miniseries of the rollicking adventure classic.
The film was then given a joint premiere at the two main towns that served as a base for location filming on december 4th 1957 port august and bourke. Madefortelevision documentary about the making of the south australian film corporation production of robbery under arms 1985. Before this 1985 version there had been five attempts to tell this story, the best known being the australianbritish feature film of 1957 starring peter finch as. Another film based on the same the book came out the same year, which was filmed in sydney. Robbery under arms is a 1985 australian action adventure film starring sam neill as bushranger captain starlight. Shooting began in january 1957 on location in australia at the flinders ranges, south australia and near bourke, new south wales, with two days filming at pagewood studios. This 1920 silent film was made by kenneth brampton, who wrote, produced, directed and starred in it. Robbery under arms is a 1907 australian film based on the popular novel. On location with robbery under arms tv movie 1985 imdb. It was from the team of j and n tait and millard johnson and w gibson, who had just made the story of the kelly gang. A british film made at pinewood studios, london, england.
Robbery under arms 1985 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. A story of life and adventure in the bush and in the australian goldfields book. Overview of robbery under arms, 1957, directed by jack lee, with peter finch, ronald lewis, maureen swanson, at turner classic movies. Robbery under arms silent film written and directed by actor kenneth brampton, who also played the role of captain starlight. Filming locations 16 filming dates 1 production dates 1 filming locations. Robbery under arms sound and technicolour film version for the british rank organisation, directed by jack lee, starring peter finch as captain starlight. Partly filmed on location in australia, robbery under arms is presented here in a transfer from original film elements in its asexhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Made by the south australian film corporation during the. Robbery under arms is a 1920 australian film directed by kenneth brampton and financed by mining magnate pearson tewksbury. Actionadventure archives page 4 of 5 vci entertainment. The film was shot partly on location in the flinders rangers and at the safc studios in adelaide. This was, i believe, the first time a feature length film was photographed in such a manner in australia and based on the novel by rolf boldrewood.
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