Following the huge critical and commercial success of A Town Like Alice, this 1957 'Australian Western' reunited Oscar winner Peter Finch and British director Jack Lee. An adaptation of Thomas Alexander Browne's classic novel charting the exploits of notorious nineteenth-century bushranger Captain Starlight, Robbery Under Arms sees Finch heading an impressive cast that includes Jill Ireland, Ronald Lewis and David McCallum. Partly filmed on location in Australia, Robbery Unde...
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Following the huge critical and commercial success of A Town Like Alice, this 1957 'Australian Western' reunited Oscar winner Peter Finch and British director Jack Lee. An adaptation of Thomas Alexander Browne's classic novel charting the exploits of notorious nineteenth-century bushranger Captain Starlight, Robbery Under Arms sees Finch heading an impressive cast that includes Jill Ireland, Ronald Lewis and David McCallum. Partly filmed on location in Australia, Robbery Under Arms is presented here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. During the mid 1860s, brothers Dick and Jim Marston are drawn into a life of crime by their ex-convict father Ben and his friend, infamous cattle-thief Captain Starlight. 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; but just as they are poised to start a new life in America, Captain Starlight and his gang arrive in town, planning a raid at the local bank... Actors Peter Finch & Ronald Lewis Director Jack Lee Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1957 Languages English Duration 1 hour and 35 minutes (approx)
Jack Lee directs this Australian-set action movie, filmed in the style of a Western, following a pair of brothers who are drawn into a life of crime. Dick Marston (Ronald Lewis) and his sibling Jim (David McCallum) find a neat symmetry when they travel to Melbourne and fall in love with the Morrison sisters (Maureen Swanson and Jill Ireland). The two newlywed couples plan to start a new life in America, but before their departure the renegade cattle thief Captain Starlight (Peter Finch) arrives in town and convinces the brothers to help him with a bank heist. Will it prove to be a fateful decision?
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