Ryan's Daughter
Summary:
The logic behind inflating Robert Bolt's minimalist romantic drama Ryan's Daughter into a 12-million-dollar epic seems to have been "When David Lean directs, it's a super-spectacular." Sarah Miles (who at the time was married to Robert Bolt) stars as Rosy, the daughter of Irish pub keeper Tom Ryan (Leo McKern). Married to tweedy, sexless schoolmaster Charl... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Robert Mitchum - (Charles Shaughnessy)
Trevor Howard - (Father Collins)
Sarah Miles - (Rosy)
Christopher Jones - (Randolph Droyan)
John Mills - (Michael)
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Review:
Ryan's Daughter is one of those films that cries out to be seen on the big screen (and the bigger the better). Director David Lean was right criticized for blowing Robert Bolt's tender little love story way out of proportion, foisting an epic filmmaking style on a tale that is too slight to sustain it. This decision certainly damages th... Continue >>
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