Mad Dog Morgan

35 mmOR
Director:Philippe Mora
Premiere:1. June 2019
Length:102 minutes
Genre:Western

Mad Dog Morgan

Mad Dog Morgan; Philippe Mora, 1976, versions: OR, languages: eng

Long Weekend/ a mini retrospective of Australian cinema

Director: Philippe Mora • Scenario: Philippe Mora • Kameraman: Mike Molloy • Actors: Dennis Hopper, Jack Thompson, David Gulpilil, Frank Thring, Michael Pate, Bill Hunter, John Hargreaves, Bruce Spence, John Derum, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Rackman, Roger Ward, Gerry Duggan, Reg Evans, Wallas Eaton

Daniel Morgan came to Australia with the same goal as many others – to find a fortune. Routine life in a golddigger’s camp is disrupted by a massacre in its Chinese quarters. He makes a narrow escape from certain death. He becomes a bushranger. However, it doesn’t take long until the law comes crashing down on him and he ends up in prison, tortured and raped. After six years he is released on parole and returns to the outback. He befriends an aboriginal boy named Billy and together they set off on a path of robberies and revenge.

Length: 102 min

Year: 1976
Local premiere date: 1. June 2019

Country of origin:

  • Australia

Language version:

OR - Original version (english)

Long Weekend/ a mini retrospective of Australian cinema

Director: Philippe Mora • Scenario: Philippe Mora • Kameraman: Mike Molloy • Actors: Dennis Hopper, Jack Thompson, David Gulpilil, Frank Thring, Michael Pate, Bill Hunter, John Hargreaves, Bruce Spence, John Derum, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Rackman, Roger Ward, Gerry Duggan, Reg Evans, Wallas Eaton

Daniel Morgan came to Australia with the same goal as many others – to find a fortune. Routine life in a golddigger’s camp is disrupted by a massacre in its Chinese quarters. He makes a narrow escape from certain death. He becomes a bushranger. However, it doesn’t take long until the law comes crashing down on him and he ends up in prison, tortured and raped. After six years he is released on parole and returns to the outback. He befriends an aboriginal boy named Billy and together they set off on a path of robberies and revenge.

Year: 1976
Local premiere date: 1. June 2019

Country of origin:

  • Australia

Language version:

OR - Original version (english)