As shown in the movie, the real rob roy macgregor 16711734 was born in stirling, scotland, and suffered under the rule of the. Inspired by historical fact and largerthanlife legend, the intelligently scripted story takes place in scotland in 17, when highland farmer and clan leader rob roy macgregor liam neeson is forced to borrow money from the duplicitous aristocrat marquis of. May 14, 2019 being the protagonist, rob roy is completely fine. Liam neeson was fortythree at the time of this movie s release. Virgin movie music cdvmm18,virgin movie music 7243 8 40481 2 9 format.
Some parts were filmed in extremely remote parts of the highlands, leaving cast and crew only one option. Find out where rob roy is streaming, if rob roy is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. At the end of his feud with the duke of montrose in 1722, rob roy was 51 years old, and fiftysix at the time of his pardon in 1727. It is worth considering briefly the life of the real rob roy and the incidents in his life on which the film concentrates. Rob roy biography inspired by historical fact and largerthanlife legend, the intelligently scripted story takes place in scotland in 17, when highland farmer and clan leader rob roy macgregor is forced to borrow money from the duplicitous aristocrat marquis of montrose to help his clan survive a harsh winter.
The real rob roy any filmed biography will take an attitude towards the central character that it is dealing with. In 17 scotland, rob roy macgregor is wronged by a nobleman and his. The wartime adventures of scotish highland leader rob roy macgregor during the reign of king george i in the 18th century. Released by virgin records america in 1995 containing music from rob roy 1995. With liam neeson, jessica lange, john hurt, tim roth. These two hugely successful, oscar winning films overlapped slightly, and by the end of the summer the locals in the area were quite used to having british and american film stars in our midst. The movie rob roy turns him into a heroic man of impeccable honor, though strangely it still does make passing mention to cattlethieving. Liam neesons 1995 movie rob roy, was filmed entirely in scotland. Many of the scenes were filmed along the rob roy way, including megginch castle, glen coe, glen nevis and glen tarbet.
Born in 1671 at glengyle, rob roy learnt the skills of cattle droving and swordsmanship as a boy. Walt disneys version brings the pages of history, altered as they may be, to life and through its beautiful cinematography, filmed on location in scotland, it transports audiences into the heart. Its also been suggested that the robbery of the loan that kicks off the plot the character of cunningham did not actually exist was carried out by rob himself though, more likely, it was carried out by. Notably, we have seen our hero cash in the chips of guthrie, the boorish lunkhead who cunningham beat soundly early in the. Liam neeson is wonderful as scotsman rob roy macgregor, a man wronged by an english nobleman and his nephew thus causing rob roy to become a revenge seeking rebel. British filming locations for the movie rob roy 1995 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. Top 12 movies filmed in scotland with some surprises. He confronts killearn, who threatens to light up a whole barrel of gunpowder unless rob roy stands down. I thought i had seen enough sword fights in movies to last a lifetime, but i was wrong. The story of the early 18thcentury scottish outlaw rob roy macgregor is presented in this epic that was beautifully photographed in the wild scottish highlands. Rob roy soundtrack from 1995, composed by carter burwell. The other lead was james robertson justice, who had just made the sword and the rose with johns and todd. Rob roy, cattle dealer, thief, part rogue, part romantic hero, lived beyond lowland law. Many of the internal scenes including the two indoor swordfight scenes were filmed in a large barn on the outskirts of the city in what is now the perth equestrian centre.
Rob roy 110 movie clip robert teaches a lesson 1995 hd by movieclips. Later on in the movie this spot again appears as the track where rob roy and his captors are seen against the backdrop of the mountains known as the three sisters. Jessica lange, john hurt, tim roth, eric stoltz, brian cox. Though the plotlines stagger away from true history, as a hero vs the odds it is a beautifully filmed, wonderfully written and well directed with great performances by all. Rob roy has scenes shot in glen coe, glen nevis, rannoch moor, and elsewhere. Rob roy, the highland rogue 1954 directed by harold french. In 17 scotland, rob roy macgregor is wronged by a nobleman and his nephew, becomes an outlaw in search of revenge while fleeing the redcoats, and faces charges of being a jacobite. Some of the scenes were filmed in glen coe, glen nevis, and glen tarbert.
Roth won the bafta award for best actor in a supporting role and. The opening shots are the landscapes around kinlochleven, at the eastern end of loch leven in the scottish highlands. Liam neeson, jessica lange, tim roth, john hurt en eric stoltz. Well done, scenic, finely made film, liam neeson is great here and shoulda had the.
The final sword fight between rob liam neeson and archibald tim roth is often considered to be one of the greatest sword fights ever filmed. Rob roy internet movie firearms database guns in movies. Jessica lange, john hurt, tim roth, eric stoltz, brian cox, and jason flemyng also star. Rob roy began as a simple cattleman and sometime thief who worked hard to support his beloved wife and two sons. Unlike braveheart, the other scottish epic of the same year, rob roy was filmed entirely in scotland the opening shots are the landscapes around kinlochleven, at the eastern end of loch leven in the scottish highlands. Rob roy, the highland rogue, a 1953 film starring richard todd and glynis johns. Directed by michael catonjones, starring liam neeson, jessica lange and tim r.
Clanleader rob roy macgregor neeson asks the marquis of montrose hurt for a loan. In 1922 a silent version starring david hawthorne and gladys jennings was released in great britain. The sword fight in rob roy reinvents the exercise, and the movie itself brings hot red blood to the costume genre. The scene in the woods where cunningham is pursuing macdonald is simply agonizing to watch, and brilliantly filmed. Similar searches juliette lewis lori singer robroy rob roy scene redhead standing 48 year old son violent fuck jessica lang rob roy movie films radha mitchell naomi watts passed out anal rob roy forced scene jessica lange forced movie rob roy rob roy forced rob roy movie jessica lange rob roy sex scene rob roy jessica lange jennifer anne garner. The film was shot entirely on location in scotland, much of it in parts of the highlands so remote they had to be reached by helicopter. Heres his fascinating story plus a gazetteer of places you can visit. In addition, cunningham not based on a real person rapes mary to provoke rob roy, where a legend existed that grahame killearn in the film was the rapist. Tim roth is a little exaggerated as the evil archie cunningham but still manages to be believable. Dour version of the historical legend, enlivened by tim roths oscarnominated villain. They should have named that film, rob roy, lumbering highland oaf. The casting of glynis johns was announced in march 1953.
The real rob was a smaller than average man of the time, but very well put together, nimble, athletic, extremely hardy and durable. Jessica lange gives a strong performance as his scottish wife. Rob roy 1995 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. His benefactor was the marquis of montrose from whom he borrowed a large sum with. Inspired by historical fact and largerthanlife legend, the intelligently scripted story takes place in scotland in 17, when highland farmer and clan leader rob roy macgregor liam neeson is forced to borrow money from the duplicitous aristocrat marquis of montrose john hurt to help his clan survive a harsh winter. Rob roy, the highland rogue 1953 the great disney movie ride. He followed it up with two more costume adventure tales, the story of robin hood and his merrie men and the sword and the rose both directed by ken annakin and starring richard todd. Roth won the bafta award for best actor in a supporting role and was nominated for the. Now while weve watched rob roy in action over the course of the movie and concluded that hes plenty deadly, weve never really seen him in an extended fight, so we dont know how hell hold up against a fencer whos received the best training money can buy.
Read the rob roy movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The highland rogue was not the first film depicting the life of the scottish clan chief. Towards the end, as rob roy is negotiating the duel, watch his hands they switch from his sides to in front of him 2 or 3 times in different shots. Jul 30, 20 unable to repay the loan and unwilling to give up his land, rob roy becomes a fugitive, hunted by none other than cunningham, who rapes rob roy s wife mary jessica lange. Liam neeson stars as rob roy macgregor, an 18th century. Rob roy is a 1995 american biographical historical drama film directed by michael catonjones. With richard todd, glynis johns, james robertson justice, michael gough. Filmed on the heels of the sword and the rose and retaining much of its leading cast, rob roy, the highland rogue found disney returning to the historic well for inspiration but, without the direction of ken annakin who was contractually forbidden from taking another disney assignment. Rob roy 210 movie clip archibald defeats will 1995 hd by movieclips. This movie was shot entirely onlocation in scotland, much of it in parts of the highlands so remote, they had to be reached by helicopter. Rob roy is a 1995 american adventure film directed by michael catonjones. Richard todd made three british filmed historical adventures for walt disney in the 1950s.
Liam neeson stars as rob roy macgregor, an 18thcentury scottish clan chief who battles with an unscrupulous nobleman in the scottish highlands. Rob roy is a 1995 britishamerican adventure romance set at the beginning of the 18th century at the scottish highlands during during the struggle between two landlords. Disney had enjoyed success with its first liveaction film, treasure island 1950, shot in england. The best films shot in the valley and surroundings of glen coe. Rob roy, the highland rogue 1954 directed by harold. Liam neeson stars as rob roy macgregor, an 18thcentury. Hij wordt echter bestolen, waarna montrose hem aan zijn. Rob roy benefits from a smart script and fine performances by art house regulars tim roth and eric stoltz, as well as hollywood stars liam neeson and jessica lange. Scotland the movie location guide rob roy and glen coe. Rob roy is also a love story of a man, husband, father and leader of his tribe of people as an example of how all men should be in one way or another, especially in. He became a highland robin hood a legend in his own lifetime. Rob roy macgregor swordsman, cattle drover and folk hero. Rob roy in the highlands of scotland in the 1700s, rob roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market.
I think the two most underrated actors in this film were eric stoltz as mcdonald and brian macardie as rob roys younger brother. Rob roy was filmed just as sword and the rose was released. Jan 02, 2018 years later, in 1953, director harold french, filmed rob roy. Many of the internal scenes including the two indoor swordfight scenes were filmed in a large barn on the outskirts of the city in what is now the perth equestrian. It is passionate, has action and intrigue and is just a great story. Rob roy, indiana, a small town in fountain county, indiana, us. The scenes where rob roy catches up with the band of cattle rustlers at the start of the movie were filmed on and around the study. Unlike braveheart, the other scottish epic of the same year, rob roy was. I recommend people to watch this movie as a movie and a bit of truthful history to this time and the hardness of living as well the division of the elitist wealthy and the poor. Theres even an irrelevant subplot about one of rob roys men wanting to emigrate to america.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. This entire movie has been about rob roys refusal to stand down, so true to form, he hurls a hatchet at killearns chest and kills him dead. The highland rogue based on lawrence edward watkins screenplay and some wellknown facts about his life, and in 1993, liam neeson, starring alongside jessica lange and john hurt, portrayed robs life once more in michael catonjoness movie named after the character in. Rob roy, victoria, a district of the town of christmas hills, victoria, australia. Rob roy was shot on location in scotland, including at corriegrennan. Inspired by historical fact and largerthanlife legend, the intelligently scripted story takes place in scotland in 17, when highland farmer and clan leader rob roy macgregor is forced to borrow money from the duplicitous aristocrat marquis of montrose to help his clan survive a harsh winter. In the scene around the camp fire, rob roy can be clearly seen with with plasters on his hand. When the money is stolen, rob is forced into a robin hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour. According to screenwriter alan sharp, rob roy was conceived as a western set in the scottish highlands.
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