He fired his rifle, shooting Morgan in the shoulder; he died in the woolshed two days later. Back to … Then, still on the same day, he managed to steal cash from two hawkers.Daniel “Mad Dog” Morgan was quickly labelled the most bloodthirsty bushranger Australia had ever seen.With help from Aboriginal trackers, the police finally honed in on Morgan as he made his way back into Victoria, where the police once bragged he would not last 48 hours in their state.In early April, Morgan crossed the border near Albury, stealing a horse to track down Bond and Evans — the men who had shot him four years earlier.According to Molitorisz, Morgan approached Evan’s station on the upper King River, setting haystacks on fire and imprisoning everyone in the homestead.
He also plundered some two or three stations, burning hayricks and doing other damage to property on the premises. He was also called John Smith, "Down-the-river Jack" and "Billy the Native". Further extras included an audio commentary by director Phillipe Mora; film excerpts; a radio interview; a stills gallery, a reprint of the film's original release theatre programme; and a .pdf file of the original shooting script. The DVD featured a fully restored print of the film, presented in an aspect ratio of 2:35:1. The Mad Dog Morgan died there. Mad Dog Morgan is a 1976 Australian bushranger film directed by Philippe Mora and starring Dennis Hopper, Jack Thompson and David Gulpilil. When he was in a good mood, he liked to quiz station workers about their treatment and pay. Said to be in one of his better moods, Morgan apparently settled himself in for the night, chatting to Mrs McPherson about his various exploits, telling her he hadn’t slept in five nights and asking her daughter to play the piano for him.Two of McPherson’s servants managed to run out to a nearby homestead, getting word to the police that Morgan was currently reclined on the McPherson’s sofa. Credit: State Library of Victora Amongst the victims thus enumerated, two, named McGinnerty and Smith, were sergeants in the mounted police force. Picture: Supreme Court of Victoria.He was known as a robber but not a murderer until 1864 when he killed John McLean at Round Hill Station.
My wisecracks that I thought this, in fact, would encourage tourism didn’t help.However the movie sold well around the world - including a $300,000 sale to the US - and achieved good reviews.Mora tried for several years to set up other films in Australia - including the movie that became Troma Entertainment's original VHS and DVD release was a heavily edited version of the film, seeing that the unrated or uncut versions were very difficult to come by outside of Australia. I created Francis Bacon figures in a Sidney Nolan landscape, with stunts inspired by Jean Cocteau. Then, he killed one of the police officers tracking him down, Sergeant David Maginnity, near Tumbarumba.A whopping £1000 reward was offered for his capture but in September Morgan shot another police officer, Sergeant Smyth, who was chasing him.He frequently raided the region’s squatters, especially those with a reputation of being tough on their workers. Download the free BG app and you`ll be able to contribute, and have access to our worldwide headstone database. Philippe Mora, Director: Mad Dog Morgan. He was a notorious bushranger who terrorised communities in Victoria and New South Wales. We made a Western in Australia. He is arrested and sent to prison for six years where he is tormented and raped. Umbrella Entertainment (Australia) released a Director's Cut of the film on DVD in early 2009. Then he held up five other men, shooting one in the arm, before robbing two mail coaches coming to and from Albury. The Mad Dog Morgan died there. Rodd Sherwin. Directed by Philippe Mora.