The Story of the Kelly Gang

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The Story of the Kelly Gang is a 1906 Australian silent film widely regarded as the world’s first feature-length narrative movie, depicting the life of the infamous bushranger Ned Kelly.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian film
feature film
film
silent film
archiveStatus partially lost film
basedOn life of Ned Kelly
colorProcess black-and-white
countryOfFirstPublication Australia NERFINISHED
countryOfFirstRelease Australia NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Australia
culturalSignificance important work in Australian national cinema
milestone in world cinema history
depicts Kelly Gang NERFINISHED
bushrangers in Australia
director Charles Tait NERFINISHED
distributor J. and N. Tait NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Melbourne, Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED
surrounding areas of Melbourne
filmTechnique silent
format 35 mm film
genre biographical film
crime film
drama film
hasPart Ned Kelly’s capture
Ned Kelly’s execution
bushranging scenes
historicalPeriod early cinema era
includedIn National Film and Sound Archive of Australia collection NERFINISHED
mainSubject Ned Kelly NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the earliest Australian narrative films
being widely regarded as the first feature-length narrative film
originalLanguage Silent film
portrays Australian colonial police
Kelly Gang’s criminal activities
outlaw Ned Kelly NERFINISHED
premiereDate 26 December 1906
premiereLocation Melbourne, Australia NERFINISHED
producer Millard Johnson NERFINISHED
William Gibson NERFINISHED
productionCompany J. and N. Tait NERFINISHED
Johnson and Gibson NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1906
restorationStatus reconstructed from surviving fragments
runtime approximately 60 minutes (original cut)
approximately 70 minutes (reported original length)
setInPeriod late 19th century Australia
subjectOf film history studies
restoration projects
title The Story of the Kelly Gang NERFINISHED

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Australian cinema notableEarlyWork The Story of the Kelly Gang