The Legend of Ben Hall (2017) on Netflix
NR20172h 19mActionBiographyDrama
Ben Hall, two years on the road as a bushranger, considers surrender until his old friend John Gilbert draws him back into the gang. New recruit John Dunn joins them.
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- Netflix2.7/5
- IMDb5.8/102,493 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes50%
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Plot summary
Ben Hall has been a bushranger for two years, and with the law closing in he goes into hiding and considers giving himself up. John Gilbert, an old friend and former member of his gang, reappears and draws him back into bushranging. The gang re-forms, and the two take on a new recruit, John Dunn. The three ride again, and before long they are the most wanted men in Australian history.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Legend of Ben Hall (2017)
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- Before it became a feature, The Legend of Ben Hall was a 40-minute short film funded through Kickstarter, which brought in more than its $75,000 production target.
- Director Matthew Holmes worked from 2007 with New South Wales historian and author Peter Bradley as the script's historical advisor; Bradley is a descendant of Ben Hall's younger brother, Henry Hall.
- Post-production finished in Melbourne on 5 May 2016, the 151st anniversary of the shooting of Ben Hall at Billabong Creek on 5 May 1865.
- Outdoor sets were built around Lauriston by production designer Das Patterson, and the production recycled sets from earlier films, including The Man From Snowy River, which had also been used in the American western series Ponderosa.
