Mad Dog Morgan (Director's Cut)

It's arguably the best Australian film of the '70s' – London Financial Times

Set in gold-rush-era Victoria and based on a true story, this violent, rollicking portrayal of infamous Irish outlaw Dan Morgan (a bravura performance from an intense Dennis Hopper) is a classic of Australia's 1970s cinema renaissance.

A prospector who turns to crime and opium after failing at gold mining, Dan Morgan spends six brutal years in prison before terrorising country Victoria with a young Aboriginal (David Gulpilil). Having escaped into New South Wales, the bushranger and his accomplice easily dodge the police and mercilessly intimidate the wealthy landowners – but, wracked by madness and a lust to avenge an earlier attack from an irate squatter, the notorious Mad Dog makes a perilous journey back into Victoria.

Combining an all-star Australian cast including Jack Thompson, Bill Hunter and John Hargreaves, with a brilliant Dennis Hopper – who called the role one of his 'great life experiences' – director Philippe Mora creates one of the great period action dramas.

Running time: 98 mins

Classification: M