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A great opening to this action-adventure mini-series as a passenger train approaches a head-on collision with an oncoming train. The driver and fireman apply the brakes and brace for a certain death. It turns out to be the latest ruse of the celebrated bushranger Captain Starlight (Sam Neill) who, with his trusty partner Warrigal (Tommy Lewis), has pulled off this improbable heist with coolness and daring and the clever use of a well-placed mirror.
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An opening to rival the pre-title sequence of a James Bond movie. Within a few well-chosen scenes the film establishes the character of Captain Starlight, how he is regarded by the elite of the colony and his close bond to the Aboriginal Warrigal. There’s a sly humour about this clip. Warrigal thoroughly enjoys seeing the white folk discomforted while the audience begins to appreciate the Scarlet Pimpernel-like persona of the elusive Captain Starlight.
