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Rob Roy (1995)

R04/13/1995Adventure, History, Drama, Action, War2h 19m

Honor made him a man. Courage made him a hero. History made him a legend.

Overview

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. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Liam Neeson

    Robert Roy MacGregor

  2. Cast 1

    Jessica Lange

    Mary MacGregor

  3. Cast 1

    John Hurt

    John Graham

  4. Cast 1

    Tim Roth

    Archibald Cunningham

  5. Cast 1

    Eric Stoltz

    Alan MacDonald

  6. Cast 1

    Brian Cox

    Killearn

  7. Cast 1

    Jason Flemyng

    Gregor

  8. Cast 1

    Andrew Keir

    Argyll

  9. Cast 1

    Shirley Henderson

    Morag

As a Scot, I tend to look upon the Hollywood treatment of our national history with considerable disdain at the best of times - this is not a film that encourages me to change that philosophy. The general heather and whisky sentiment; the unsophisticated but honourable Scots versus the evil, occupying English is all way to simplistic to be anything more than a romantic adventure drama along the lines of the "Master of Ballantrae". Sure, it's grittier than that - the language more course/authentic (take your pick) but both John Hurt as the turncoat Marquis of Montrose and Tim Roth (who perhaps ...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$28,000,000.00

Revenue $31,600,000.00

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