10 Famous Lost Films You Wish You Could Watch

10. The Story Of The Kelly Gang (1906)

The Story Of The Kelly Gang is the world's first biographical film that depicted the life of Australia's infamous outlaw, Ned Kelly. But being the first biographical film ever is just the mere tip of how historically important this lost film is.

Filmed in 1905 over an unheard of six months, only 26 years after the execution of the real-life Ned Kelly, the final cut of the film comprised of 6 major sequences and clocked in at 4000 feet (1220 m) of film, or just over an hour in running time. This made the film the longest narrative feature ever made in the world at the time and is considered the world's first full-length feature film. 

Given that it was the first of its kind, screenings of The Story Of The Kelly Gang were unique experiences. Program pamphlets were handed out to audiences, live practical sound effects were used, such as shooting blanks during the gun fight scenes and pebbles shaken for rain, and an actual lecturer was brought along to explain to the audience about all the action going on.

Whilst everyone can only muse about how awesome this depiction of Ned Kelly would've been based off the remaining stills and film fragments, everyone will just have to make do with the sub-par 2003 Ned Kelly film for now.