The Story of the Kelly Gang - a 1906 Australian movie

The Story of the Kelly Gang traces the life of the bushranger Ned Kelly. It was written and directed by Charles Tait and made only 26 years after Ned Kelly's death.  It was said, at the time, that one of the gang's actual suits was used in the film.

Still from the movie: finding the reward poster.

"The film ran for more than an hour, and was the longest narrative film yet seen in Australia, and the world." from Wikipedia.

A still from the movie showing the siege at The Glenrowan Hotel.

Ned Kelly in the movie.

The Story of the Kelly Gang is on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register for being the world's first full-length feature film.



RESOURCES:

The UNESCO Courier (2007 #5). ISSN 1993-8616

The National Film and Sound Archive.