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Writer (WGA):
Bill Forsyth (written by)
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Release Date:
6 May 1994 (USA) more
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From the dawn of time man has struggled for just four things: Food. Safety. Someone to love. And a pair of shoes that fit.
Plot:
One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart. | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robin Williams ... Hector
Maudie Johnson ... Girl Child
Max Johnson ... Boy Child

Robert Carlyle ... Prehistoric Shamen
Eoin McCarthy ... Leader
Irvine Allen ... Raider
Iain Andrew ... Raider
Robert Cavanah ... Raider

Tony Curran ... Raider

Andrew Flanagan ... Raider
Seamus Gubbins ... Raider
Iain McAleese ... Raider
David McGowan ... Raider
Gavin Mitchell ... Raider

Michael Nardone ... Raider
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Runtime:
122 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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The language spoken by the Barbarian raiders in the first story is Irish Gaelic. more
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References Three Ages (1923) more

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15 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Give it a chance and you will find introspection, 22 July 2004
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Author: abcetinkaya from Maryland

I watched this movie when I was 21. Then again when I was 27 and every time I view it, it brings the point home even more: We are who we are even when we try not to be. Now, I'm looking for it on DVD and can't come across it :(

I don't know what else to say about the movie. I don't want to give away the story. Robin Williams character is the central figure in the vignettes of the storyline. Surprising supporting cast with excellent cameo performances from John Turturro, Vincent D'Onfrio, Hector Elizondo, Ewan McGregor, William H. Macy, Lorraine Bracco and more.

I only know that at times when I was at my most introspective, did I think of the world being smaller than what I was told and that maybe, we are bigger than we can imagine.

Being human is all we can be, for good or ill. Until the next life. A-

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