Robbery Under Arms (1985)

Name: Robbery Under Arms
Director: Donald Crombie
Genre: Western, History
Released: 1985-03-28
Duration: 2 h 21 min
Cast: Sam Neill, Steven Vidler, Christopher Cummins, Liz Newman

Western History

Director: Donald Crombie

Cast: Sam Neill, Steven Vidler, Christopher Cummins, Liz Newman

Runtime141 min

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Fourth adaptation and first made for television of the classic Australian bushranger novel "Robbery Under Arms" by Rolf Boldrewood. Made by the South Australian Film Corporation during the mini-series boom of the 1980s and lensed in the Flinders Ranges, it stars Sam Neill as the infamous Captain Starlight.

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Robbery Under Arms (1985), directed by Donald Crombie, is a television adaptation of the classic Australian bushranger novel. While not as widely acclaimed as the original novel, the film has been praised for its strong performances, particularly Sam Neill as the notorious Captain Starlight. The film's audience reception has been generally positive, with a rating of 7.0/10 on IMDb.

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Robbery Under Arms is a 1985 Australian action adventure film starring Sam Neill as bushranger Captain Starlight.