The Story of the Kelly Gang
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The Story of the Kelly Gang is a 1906 Australian silent film widely regarded as the world’s first feature-length narrative movie, depicting the life of the infamous bushranger Ned Kelly.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Story of the Kelly Gang canonical | 3 |
| Ned Kelly series | 1 |
| The Story of the Kelly Gang (stage and related work, not director of 1906 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12859241 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Story of the Kelly Gang Context triple: [Australian cinema, notableEarlyWork, The Story of the Kelly Gang]
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A.
True History of the Kelly Gang
True History of the Kelly Gang is a 2019 Australian bushranger drama film, adapted from Peter Carey’s novel, that reimagines the life of infamous outlaw Ned Kelly.
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B.
Jimmie Blacksmith
Jimmie Blacksmith is a fictional mixed-race Aboriginal Australian man whose violent rebellion against colonial oppression is central to Thomas Keneally’s novel "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith."
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C.
The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson
The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson is an Australian period drama film that reimagines Henry Lawson’s classic short story through a feminist and Indigenous-focused lens.
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D.
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant is a 1980 Australian war drama film that examines the court-martial of three Australian soldiers during the Second Boer War, exploring themes of military justice and moral ambiguity.
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E.
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith is a 1978 Australian drama film, based on Thomas Keneally’s novel, that powerfully portrays the violent rebellion of an exploited Indigenous Australian man against a racist colonial society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Story of the Kelly Gang Target entity description: The Story of the Kelly Gang is a 1906 Australian silent film widely regarded as the world’s first feature-length narrative movie, depicting the life of the infamous bushranger Ned Kelly.
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A.
True History of the Kelly Gang
True History of the Kelly Gang is a 2019 Australian bushranger drama film, adapted from Peter Carey’s novel, that reimagines the life of infamous outlaw Ned Kelly.
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B.
Jimmie Blacksmith
Jimmie Blacksmith is a fictional mixed-race Aboriginal Australian man whose violent rebellion against colonial oppression is central to Thomas Keneally’s novel "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith."
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C.
The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson
The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson is an Australian period drama film that reimagines Henry Lawson’s classic short story through a feminist and Indigenous-focused lens.
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D.
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant is a 1980 Australian war drama film that examines the court-martial of three Australian soldiers during the Second Boer War, exploring themes of military justice and moral ambiguity.
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E.
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith is a 1978 Australian drama film, based on Thomas Keneally’s novel, that powerfully portrays the violent rebellion of an exploited Indigenous Australian man against a racist colonial society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian film
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feature film ⓘ film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| archiveStatus | partially lost film ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Ned Kelly ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPublication | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstRelease | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important work in Australian national cinema
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milestone in world cinema history ⓘ |
| depicts |
Kelly Gang
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bushrangers in Australia ⓘ |
| director | Charles Tait ⓘ |
| distributor | J. and N. Tait ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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surrounding areas of Melbourne ⓘ |
| filmTechnique | silent ⓘ |
| format | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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crime film ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ned Kelly’s capture
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Ned Kelly’s execution ⓘ bushranging scenes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early cinema era ⓘ |
| includedIn |
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia collection
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linked to:
National Film and Sound Archive
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| mainSubject | Ned Kelly ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest Australian narrative films
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being widely regarded as the first feature-length narrative film ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film ⓘ |
| portrays |
Australian colonial police
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Kelly Gang’s criminal activities ⓘ outlaw Ned Kelly ⓘ
linked to:
Ned Kelly
|
| premiereDate | 26 December 1906 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
Melbourne, Australia
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linked to:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
|
| producer |
Millard Johnson
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William Gibson ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
J. and N. Tait
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Johnson and Gibson ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| restorationStatus | reconstructed from surviving fragments ⓘ |
| runtime |
approximately 60 minutes (original cut)
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approximately 70 minutes (reported original length) ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 19th century Australia ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film history studies
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restoration projects ⓘ |
| title | The Story of the Kelly Gang ⓘ |
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Subject: The Story of the Kelly Gang Description of subject: The Story of the Kelly Gang is a 1906 Australian silent film widely regarded as the world’s first feature-length narrative movie, depicting the life of the infamous bushranger Ned Kelly.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
W. J. Lincoln
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notableWork
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The Story of the Kelly Gang (stage and related work, not director of 1906 film)
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linked to: The Story of the Kelly Gang
linked to: The Story of the Kelly Gang
subject linked to:
“The Biograph Girl”