Robbery under arms 1957 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Librivox recording of robbery under arms, by rolf boldrewood. Robbery under arms, terras bravias, assalto a mao armada description. Perhaps what is most distinguishing about robbery under arms is its very noticeable utilisation of the 50s, garish technicolor process. A tale of cattle duffing, horse stealing and bushranging in the new south wales outback with captain starlight. With sam neill, steven vidler, christopher cummins, liz newman. Overview of robbery under arms, 1957, directed by jack lee, with peter finch, ronald lewis, maureen swanson, at turner classic movies. 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. It was the first film version of the novel and the third australian feature ever made. Robbery under arms film and miniseries starring steven vidler as dick marston and sam neill as captain starlight, released in separate versions for screen and television. Robbery under arms is a 1957 british crime film directed by jack lee and starring peter finch, ronald lewis, laurence naismith and jill ireland. Robbery under arms will be pretty much an old team picture jack lee, peter finch, vincent ball, maureen swanson and most of the production team worked together on a town like alice about 75 per cent of the total film time will be shot in australia in a 10 to12 week schedule, starting on january 21. Based on the classic adventure novel by rolf boldrewood, and set in the nineteenth century outback, this is the story of the biggest cattlerustling coup in australian history and the men who planned and executed it. This 1957 movie was based on a book and it shows its age.
Robbery under arms 1985 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Mar 03, 2016 vci entertainment and carlton film dist. Discover what genre robbery under arms, 1957, directed by jack lee, with peter finch, ronald lewis, maureen swanson, belongs at turner classic movies. Robbery under arms is the 19th century tale adapted from the bestselling australian bushranger novel by rolf bolderwood, considered one of the best colonial novels of.
Robbery under arms 1957 robbery under arms 1957 user. Robbery under arms 1957 film wikipedia republished wiki 2. Dec 10, 2018 kenneth brampton was one of many australian filmmakers who appeared and disappeared quickly on the silent film scene in australia. Two brothers join their father in captain starlights bush ranger gang in 19th century australia. Robbery under arms is very entertaining, has plenty of action, involving interesting characters, fascinating backgrounds and after a beginning that is a little, just a little on the slow side moves with suspenseful rapidity. Acclaimed actor sam neill death in brunswick, jurassic park stars as the suave and enigmatic bushranger, captain starlight, in this lavish action adventure tale set in the rugged australian. Robbery under arms is a 1907 australian silent westerndrama film based on the novel by rolf boldrewood about two brothers and their relationship with the bushranger captain starlight. Ronald lewis, david mccallum, maureen swanson, jill ireland, peter finch. To quote the author though presented in the guise of fiction, this chronicle of the marston family must not be set down by the reader as wholly fanciful or exaggerated. Having shared the proceeds, they go their separate ways. Aug 26, 2010 rousing music composed by garry mcdonald and laurie stone for robbery under arms, the 1985 australian miniseries. Robbery under arms 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
It is based on the australian novel robbery under arms by thomas alexander browne who wrote under the pseudonym rolf boldrewood. Robbery under arms sound and technicolour film version for the british rank organisation, directed by jack lee, starring peter finch as captain starlight. Mar 06, 2019 uk robbery under arms 1985 sam neill stars as the suave and enigmatic bushranger, captain starlight, in this lavish action adventure tal. Robbery under arms is a 1957 british crime film directed by jack lee and starring peter finch, ronald lewis. Sep 05, 2017 acclaimed actor sam neill death in brunswick, jurassic park stars as the suave and enigmatic bushranger, captain starlight, in this lavish action adventure tale set in the rugged australian. Joined by bush larrikin, ben marston ed devereaux, and bens two adventurehungry sons steven vidler and christopher cummins, starlight leads his gang of wild colonial boys in search of riches, romance and other mens cattle. Fate, however, has other ideas and they are brought together in a violent climax. Made by the south australian film corporation during the miniseries boom of the 1980s and lensed in the flinders ranges, it stars sam neill as the infamous. Based on the adventure novel of the same name, and set in the nineteenth century outback, this is the story of the biggest cattlerustling coup in australian history and the men who planned and executed it. It is based on the australian novel robbery under arms by thomas alexander browne. Robbery under arms is a film directed by jack lee with peter finch, ronald lewis, laurence naismith, maureen swanson, year. During the mid 1860s, brothers dick and jim marston are drawn into a life of crime by their exconvict father ben and his friend, infamous cattlethief captain starlight.
I always felt like david mccallum was the true protagonist of the film and that peter finchs character was just a generic jesse jamesoutlaw in a black hat type. Rousing music composed by garry mcdonald and laurie stone for robbery under arms, the 1985 australian miniseries. Such familiar elements, but this is 1865 australia not arizona. 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. Robbery under arms is presented here in a transfer from original film. Robbery under arms aus mini series excerpt youtube. Produced by britains rank organization, robbery under arms 1957 was followed by a television series remake in 1985 and a handful of other films set against the colorful backdrop of the australian frontier, including the man from snowy river 1982 and quigley down under 1990. David mccallum, in his fifth movie, plays the other brother, jim marston who gets involved with kates sister, jean jill ireland. A british film partmanufactured in australia, based on an australian novel. Both this 1957 filmed production and robbery under arms 1985, the next version of rolf boldrewoods robbery under arms, were filmed in south australia and include the common locations of the flinders ranges and wilpena pound. Making their way to melbourne with the proceeds of a recent raid, the brothers meet and romance the morrison sisters, kate and jean, whom they eventually marry.
Robbery under arms 1957, peter finch action movie videospace. With peter finch, ronald lewis, david mccallum, maureen swanson. The fourth, screentelling of rolf boldrewoods popular tale about bushranger, captain starlight, is saved only by peter finch in the lead and the panoramic photography of harry waxman. The 1957 rank organisation production starring peter finch was one of the most popular australian films of the 1950s. Robbery under arms 1957 two brothers join their father in. Many cinematic versions of this story which first appeared in 1889 authored by rolf boldrewood have been produced, the first was an australian film dating back to 1907, and this mid80s. Fourth adaptation and first made for television of the classic australian bushranger novel robbery under arms by rolf boldrewood. Kenneth brampton was one of many australian filmmakers who appeared and disappeared quickly on the silent film scene in australia. Peter finch, ronald lewis, laurence naismith, maureen swanson, david mccallum, vincent ball, jill ireland, dudy nimmo director.
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