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.
Cinematography
Flinders Ranges looking impossibly cinematic on TV budget
Acting
Sam Neill's unhinged charming villain era begins here
Costume
That magnificent beard and colonial swagger
Director
Donald Crombie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the fourth adaptation of Rolf Boldrewood's 1888 novel, following silent films in 1907 and 1920 and a 1957 feature.
Made during Australia's 1980s mini-series boom when networks threw serious money at local literary adaptations—this was prestige TV before streaming existed.
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