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6	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/michael_howe.jpg]]
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8	''The Outlaw Michael Howe'' is a 2013 Australian Western directed by Brendan Cowell.
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10	Creator/DamonHerriman portrays a young bushranger who leads a rebellion against the British during the 1820s. Opposing him are Magistrate Knopwood (Matt Day), Governor Davey (Darren Gilshenan), and the British military.
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12	!!The movie contains examples of following tropes:
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15	* BigBad: [[spoiler:Peter Septon, corrupt governor of Van Diemen's Land.]]
16	* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:At first the head of the operation to bring Michael down is Lieutenant Governor Tom Davey, but he's portrayed as a drunken lout from the beginning and his boss Peter Septon fires him and takes over in the last third of the film.]]
17	* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Howe is sold out by the last holdout in his gang and beaten to death by bounty hunters.]]
18	* TheEmpire: Britain was at the height of its empire days when the film is set.
19	* {{Expy}}: Herriman's characterisation of Howe was inspired by the earlier Film/NedKelly movie, and by Clint Eastwood's portrayal of Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales.
20	* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:Howe is beaten to death by the British troops, and his head taken as a trophy.]]
21	* MeatgrinderSurgery: In an early scene, the leg of a convict is amputated by a FrontierDoctor making a LifeOrLimbDecision.
22	* ProtagonistTitle: ''The Outlaw Michael Howe''.
23	* RegencyEngland: Played with. Although the wealthy officials live in luxury, the convicts are treated like slaves.
24	* TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified: Howe is portrayed as the idealistic underdog, and the British are brutal colonialist oppressors.
25	* RoleCalled: ''The Outlaw Michael Howe''.
26	* WardensAreEvil: As is standard in Aussie Westerns, the bored prison guards abuse and brutalise the convicts.
27	* TheWestern: Howe and his bandits are similar to Mexico's Zapatistas, and the British authorities represent the corrupt federal government.
28	* YouAllMeetInACell: Howe and his original gang members were all imprisoned at Sarah Island.
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32	Official website: http://in-films.com/the-outlaw-michael-howe/
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