Mad dog morgan (1976)

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Based on the true story of Dan Morgan - the infamous Australian outlaw once described as 'the most bloodthirsty ruffian that ever took to the bush' - Mad Dog Morgan provides the perfect showcase for the unique star quality of Dennis Hopper (Night Tide, The Last Movie).

After witnessing a bloody massacre of Chinese workers on Australia's goldfields, Morgan turns to a life of crime, becoming a bushranger and the scourge of the vicious authorities - and, ultimately, a local legend - leaving a bloody legacy in his wake.

Hopper, a few years before he was accepted back in the Hollywood fraternity with Blue Velvet, traveled Down Under to make a few bucks in this explosively violent "western" saga. Playing the role with maniacal intensity, Hopper's Morgan is a man who, after killing a police chief, becomes an outlaw on the run and famous throughout the land for his daring and improbable escapes from the noose. An unusual but exciting actioner with Hopper in good form.