Name: Robbery Under Arms
Director: Donald Crombie
Genre: History, Western
Released: 1985-03-28
Duration: 141 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Sam Neill, Steven Vidler, Christopher Cummins, Liz Newman, Jane Menelaus

Sam Neill rides a horse through the outback and commits crimes. What more do you need?

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Overview

History Western

Fourth adaptation and first made for television of the classic Australian bushranger novel "Robbery Under Arms" by Rolf Boldrewood. Made by the South Australian Film Corporation during the mini-series boom of the 1980s and lensed in the Flinders Ranges, it stars Sam Neill as the infamous Captain Starlight.