The Story of the Kelly Gang, first narrative feature film
The Story of the Kelly Gang, primer largometraje narrativo
- Date
- 26 de diciembre de 1906 · confidence high
- Place
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Credited to
- Charles Tait, John Tait and Frank Tait
- Field
- Communication
⚠️ Disputed: the sources disagree.
What it is
A film about the outlaw Ned Kelly, running about 60 minutes, premiered in Melbourne. It is usually cited as the first narrative feature-length film in history.
The title of 'first feature film' is disputed: it depends on the definition (length, narrative) and on earlier French or British films. Only about 17 minutes of the film survive.
What it led to
- a silent Australian film industry
- the bushranger genre on screen
- productions of more than an hour in the English-speaking world