Rob Roy
Rob Roy is a 1995 historical biographical drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones. It stars Liam Neeson as Rob Roy MacGregor, an 18th-century Scottish highlander who becomes engaged in a dispute with a nobleman in the Scottish Highlands, played by John Hurt. Tim Roth won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Archibald Cunningham, one of Rob Roy's chief antagonists. Jessica Lange portrays Roy's wife, and Eric Stoltz, Brian Cox, and Jason Flemyng play supporting parts.
Plot
The film is set in Scotland, 1713, with a fictionalised Robert Roy MacGregor, of Clan MacGregor, as its main protagonist. Although providing the Lowland gentry with protection against cattle rustling, he barely manages to feed his people. Hoping to alleviate their hunger and his poverty, MacGregor borrows £1,000 from James Graham, Marquess of Montrose, to establish himself as a cattle raiser and trader.
Awards
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| author | Alan Sharp |
|---|---|
| award | BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| contentLocation | Scotland |
| director | Michael Caton-Jones |
| editor | Peter Honess |
| events | Rob Roy MacGregor |
| genre | drama historical romance |
| keywords | basket-hilted sword bind broadsword clan gregor clan macgregor cunning factor factor\'s island glen shira hide jacobite jacobitism kill loch katrine main protagonist morning no quarter rapier redcoat reject robert roy macgregor rustle small sword swing tolbooth wife and child |
| musicBy | Carter Burwell |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| producer | Peter Broughan Richard Jackson |
| productionCompany | United Artists |
| publisher | MGM/UA Distribution Co. United International Pictures |
| recordedAt | Scotland |
| theme | biographical drama epic rape romantic drama swashbuckler |