Rob Roy
Rob Roy is a 1995 American historical biographical drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones. It stars Liam Neeson as Rob Roy MacGregor, an 18th-century Scottish clan chief who battles a sadistic nobleman in the Scottish Highlands. Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz, Brian Cox, and Jason Flemyng also star. 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 the aristocrat Archibald Cunningham.
Plot
In Scotland, 1713, Robert Roy MacGregor is chief of Clan MacGregor. Although providing the Lowland gentry with protection against cattle rustling, he barely manages to feed his people. Hoping to alleviate their 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 |
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| 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 glen shira hide jacobite jacobitism kill morning no quarter rapier redcoat reject robert roy macgregor rustle swing tolbooth wife and child |
| musicBy | Carter Burwell |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| producer | Peter Broughan Richard Jackson |
| productionCompany | United Artists |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| recordedAt | Scotland |
| theme | biographical drama epic rape romantic drama swashbuckler |