Directed by Philippe Mora • 1976 • Australia
Starring Dennis Hopper, Jack Thompson, David Gulpilil
Dan Morgan (Dennis Hopper), an Irish prospector who turns to crime and opium after failing at gold mining in nineteenth-century Australia, spends six brutal years in prison, enduring cruel mistreatment before he finally escapes. Wracked by madness and a lust for revenge, the notorious Mad Dog Morgan joins forces with Billy (David Gulpilil), a young Aboriginal man, and together the pair terrorize the country, dodging police, mercilessly intimidating wealthy landowners, and acquiring the status of folk heroes. Built around an intense, bravura performance from Dennis Hopper, this rollicking Ozploitation outlaw tale stands as a classic of Australia’s 1970s cinematic renaissance.
Directed by Peter Weir • 1977 • Australia
Starring Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, Gulpilil
Richard Chamberlain stars as Australian lawyer David Burton, who takes on the defense of a group of aborigines accused of killing one of their own. He suspects the victim has been killed for violatin...
Directed by Darlene Johnson • 2002 • Australia
Starring David Gulpilil
Legendary Aboriginal actor David Gulpilil shares the story of his extraordinary life, career, and philosophy in this insightful documentary portrait. Interwoven with footage of the actor at his home in Ramingining in Australi...
Directed by Phillip Noyce • 2002 • Australia
Starring Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Laura Monaghan
Based on a true story, this powerful tale of courage and survival vividly portrays the experiences of Australia’s stolen generations—the thousands of half-white, half-Aboriginal children who were...
