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17 December 1970 (West Germany) moreTagline:
A story of love...set against the violence of rebellion morePlot:
World War I seems far away from Ireland's Dingle peninsula when Rosy Ryan Shaughnessy goes horseback... more | add synopsisAwards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 19 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(12 articles)
King, you're one of the best! (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 6 June 2009, 5:54 AM, PDT)
Breaking News! Famed Film Composer Maurice Jarre Has Died; Scored "Doctor Zhivago" And "Lawrence Of Arabia"
(From CinemaRetro. 30 March 2009, 11:41 AM, PDT)
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They don't make them like this any more. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert Mitchum | ... | Charles Shaughnessy | |
| Trevor Howard | ... | Father Collins | |
| Christopher Jones | ... | Randolph Doryan | |
| John Mills | ... | Michael | |
| Leo McKern | ... | Thomas Ryan | |
| Sarah Miles | ... | Rosy Ryan | |
| Barry Foster | ... | Tim O'Leary | |
| Marie Kean | ... | Mrs. McCardle | |
| Arthur O'Sullivan | ... | Mr. McCardle | |
| Evin Crowley | ... | Maureen | |
| Douglas Sheldon | ... | Driver | |
| Gerald Sim | ... | Captain | |
| Barry Jackson | ... | Corporal | |
| Des Keogh | ... | Lanky private | |
| Niall Toibin | ... | O'Keefe |
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Rated R for a sex scene.Parents Guide:
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195 min (general release version) | 206 min (roadshow/DVD version)Country:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)Certification:
UK:15 (video rating) | UK:AA (original rating) | Australia:PG | Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | West Germany:16 (f) | USA:R (re-rating) (1996) | New Zealand:M (special edition) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:11 | USA:GP (original rating)Fun Stuff
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During the filming of the movie on the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland's County Kerry, Robert Mitchum planted marijuana trees in the back garden of the hotel used by the production cast and crew, and gave many of the people connected with the production - including Sarah Miles' mother, and the local constabulary - their first experiences with the drug. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: As he is driving Major Doryan to the camp, the corporal asks him if he had been in the Second Battle of the Marne. The Second Battle of the Marne was fought in July and August of 1918 near the end of WWI while events in Ryan's Daughter are set in 1916 not long after the Easter Rising. moreQuotes:
Thomas Ryan: [the town has turned out to punish Rosy as an informer] But why must it be Rosy?Mr. McCardle: Because she was fornicating with the fellow!
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The art of David Lean in making film masterpieces from the 1940s to this last epic in 1970 is now a forgotten talent. Lean was the best at producing cinema that really was for the cinema. You can feel the cameras rolling, the scenes moving at a pace moviegoers can absorb and thrill to. Ryan's Daughter belongs with the best of Lean, and has long been underrated. The acting is wonderful - John Mills is outstanding, Leo McKern and Trevor Howard impeccable, Sarah Miles and Robert Mitchum excellent with just the right amount of awkwardness the parts require. Christopher Jones gave just the right amount of weight to the shell-shocked, traumatised World War I survivor of the trenches. The scenery lent itself to panoramic filming and the storm was a fantastic achievement on film for the period.
Unfortunately, Lean's epics don't come over half so well on the small screen. I wish we could see all these films again in the cinema. I saw the revival of Gone With The Wind in 1968 in a big London cinema and it was marvelous. Wouldn't it be wonderful to see Lawrence of Arabia, Dr Zhivago, and Ryan's Daughter again on the big screen?