Brenda Fricker, Frances Tomelty, John Hurt

Richard Harris made a triumphant return to the screen and received an Oscar nomination for this intense portrayal of a peasant who battles wealthy American developers in a fight to retain the rights t...( read more  read more... )o a piece of land he's cultivated and cared for all his life.

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PG-13, 113 min.

Directed by: Jim Sheridan

Release Date: December 31, 1990

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DVD Release Date: February 26, 2002

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  • March 27, 2008
    Seen Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood? Thought he was good? Me too, till I saw Richard Harris in this. The film itself is very good but it's Harris' stunning performance that grabs you and holds you taught right to the very end when it seems as though even the film can't k...( read more)eep up with him. This is the finest and most powerful performance by an actor I have ever seen. Outstanding.
  • March 18, 2009
    King Lear in a bog. But better then that sounds.

    Based on the stage play of the same name, itself inspired by real events that took place in Kerry in 1959, the film has pretty firm parochial roots. Its also buttered up by a presentation that is occasionally too 'Oirish' for i...( read more)ts own good.

    There is a feeling of archaic-ness, that it glosses over something with its theatrical representation of country folk, but still, it has some powerful moments, usually when the Bull McCabe is onscreen.

    Richard Harris gives a towering performance as Bull (garnering his second and final oscar nomination) and John Hurt is barely recognisable (in a good way) as 'Bird' O'Donnell.

    An improvement on the play as well.

    P.s. If Roger Ebert ever stumbles upon this, Sean Beans character is spelt 'Tadhg,' and he isn't meant to be retarded. hohoho
  • July 23, 2008
    Shows a young Sean Bean. You see him go from being a shy young man growing into being a man who finally stands up for himself.
  • February 29, 2008
    As far as I'm concerned this is a truely great story. It doesn't move very quickly and there isn't much to see from one scene to the next but it has a power that I thought was great!
    If I see it for sale I'm grabbing it.
  • September 11, 2007
    "This movie will teach that greed can take it's toll on on walks of life , a fabulous cast!" I dout you would be disapointed.
  • July 29, 2007
    So many movies concentrate on the action(things blowing up) etc etc.. this movie has a time-bomb in it, Bull ....
  • July 19, 2007
    Richard Harris at his best. A good movie to watch if you're in the mood for good drama and good acting.
  • May 2, 2007
    One of the greatest irish plays ever written, I studied it in school and I thought that this adaptation was brilliant. Strong performances from Sean Bean, Richard Harris and John Hurt.
  • May 1, 2007
    best acted film ever

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