Rob Roy

Titolo originale: Rob Roy
Regia: Michael Caton-Jones |
Anno: 1995
Origine: United Kingdom | United States of America |
Generi: Avventura Storia Dramma Azione Guerra
Tag: scotland | affectation | biography | 18th century | highlands | violent man | scottish highlands | joyous | hopeful |
Cast: Liam Neeson | Jessica Lange | John Hurt | Tim Roth | Eric Stoltz | Brian Cox | Jason Flemyng | Andrew Keir | Shirley Henderson | Brian McCardie | Gilbert Martin | Vicki Masson | Gilly Gilchrist | Ewan Stewart | David Hayman | David Brooks Palmer | Myra McFadyen | John Murtagh | Karen Matheson | Bill Gardiner | Brian McArthur | Valentine Nwanze | Richard Bonehill | Allan Sutherland |

Negli altopiani scozzesi di inizio 1700 Robert Roy Mc Gregor cerca di costruire, per la sua piccola citta' e la sua famiglia, un futuro migliore dopo essere stato abbandonato dal suo signore ed ingannato da un cicisbeo abile spadaccino.

Approfondimenti

The Scots pound in the period of the film was worth around 5% of the English pound. The thousand pou [...] D
Appearing in this movie netted Tim Roth his biggest paycheck up to that date. D
Final film of Andrew Keir. D
In his memoir, Brian Cox admitted that he did not get along with director Michael Caton-Jones, who h [...] D
This movie was shot entirely on-location in Scotland, much of it in parts of the Highlands so remote [...] D
Though a fictionalized account of the life of Rob Roy MacGregor, this movie has no connection to the [...] D
Montrose's line bemoaning the Queen's lack of an heir is a reference to her seventeen pregnancies, w [...] D
At the end of his feud with the Duke of Montrose in 1722, Rob Roy was 51 years old, and fifty-six at [...] D
Tim Roth thought he was going to be fired for making Archibald Cunningham too eccentric. He asked hi [...] D
As of February 2019, features Tim Roth's only Oscar nominated performance. D
The Duke of Argyll was first offered to Sir Sean Connery. D
The final sword fight between Rob (Liam Neeson) and Archibald (Tim Roth) is often considered to be o [...] D
Argyll (Andrew Keir) wished that Queen Anne "had seen a child of hers live, to comfort the King." He [...] D
Rob Roy's comment about his drawn sword needing to draw blood before it can be sheathed again has be [...] D
Non-stop Highland rain presented a problem for cast and crew when filming outdoor shots, as did the [...] D
Jason Flemyng took the part of an extra in this movie in direct opposition to the wishes of his agen [...] D
The trailer for this movie appeared on the "Fun Stuff" section on Windows 95 operating systems. D
It is heavily implied through out the film that Montrose is the true father of Archibald Cunningham. [...] D
Jessica Lange replaced Miranda Richardson. D
A claymore is a two-handed great sword. The type the Scots are using in this movie are basket-hilted [...] D