Mad Dog Morgan
- Dennis Hopper: Daniel Morgan
- Jack Thompson: Detective Mainwaring
- David Gulpilil: Billy
- Frank Thring: Superintendant Cobham
- Michael Pate: Superintendent Winch
- Bill Hunter: Sergeant Smith
- John Hargreaves: Baylis
- Martin Harris: Wendlan
- Robin Ramsay: Roget
Mad Dog ( Mad Dog Morgan ) is an Australian film drama from the year 1976. Directed by Philippe Mora, who wrote the screenplay based on the story Morgan and Bold Bushranger by Margaret Carnegie.
Action
The action takes place in Australia and begins in the 1850s. The Irish -born prospector Daniel Morgan will witness how living in its vicinity Chinese are massacred by racist European prospectors. He himself was imprisoned for a robbery and abused and beaten in prison. After his release, he takes revenge on his tormentors.
Morgan and accompanying him Aboriginal Billy commit a series of robberies; because his behavior is called Mad Dog Morgan. In the fall of 1865, comes to the last battle against the police officers.
Reviews
The Online Film Critics Society belonging to Bill Gibron wrote on May 1, 2005 to www.dvdtalk.com, the film was one of the most extraordinary movies about outlaws; he seemed the same kind of ironic how two bandits to use. A character you would like, fighting against the corrupt colonial power. The film was " awake calling " and effective. The cut was " frenetic "; the film consists of over 150 settings.
The magazine TV directly 25/2007 wrote, Mad Dog was a " beautiful movie ballad".
Awards
Philippe Mora as director and Bill Hunter has been nominated for the Australian Film Institute Award in 1977.
Background
The film was shot on location in Australia. Its world premiere took place in Australia on July 9, 1976 released in Germany he came on 14 April 1978. Daniel Morgan lived from 1833 to 1865, the film depicts his last 12 years of life.