Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Darby O'Gill and the Little People is a 1959 American fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions, adapted from the Darby O'Gill stories of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh. Directed by Robert Stevenson and written by Lawrence Edward Watkin, the film stars Albert Sharpe as O'Gill alongside Janet Munro, Sean Connery, and Jimmy O'Dea. It was released on Walt Disney Home Video via video cassette in October 1981.
Plot
Darby O'Gill and his daughter, Katie, live in Rathcullen, a small Irish town, where Darby is the caretaker for Lord Fitzpatrick's estate. Darby continually tries to catch a tribe of leprechauns, particularly their king, Brian Connors.
Awards
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| author | Lawrence Edward Watkin |
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| award | Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress |
| contentLocation | Republic of Ireland |
| director | Robert Stevenson |
| editor | Stanley Johnson |
| genre | action adventure animation fantasy |
| keywords | banshee capture death coach drinking game dublin dubliner dullahan expect irish learn leprechaun new job open poitín púca stradivarius the king three wishes town bully trap |
| musicBy | Oliver Wallace |
| nomination | Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress |
| producer | Bill Anderson Walt Disney |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Pictures |
| publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| theme | children's adventure romantic fantasy |