The Field
The Field is a 1990 Irish drama film written and directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Richard Harris, John Hurt, Sean Bean, Brenda Fricker and Tom Berenger. It was adapted from John B. Keane's 1965 play of the same name. The film is set in the early 1930s and was shot almost entirely in the Connemara village of Leenaun.
Plot
Bull McCabe, an Irish farmer, dumps a dead donkey in a lake. It transpires that McCabe's son, Tadhg, killed the donkey after discovering it had broken into the field the family has rented for generations. The donkey's owner blames Bull McCabe for the death and demands "blood money".
More details
| author | Jim Sheridan |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Republic of Ireland |
| director | Jim Sheridan |
| editor | J. Patrick Duffner |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | bidding war dead son discover float hear irish traveller kill meet parish priest rectory want |
| musicBy | Elmer Bernstein |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor |
| producer | Noel Pearson |
| productionCompany | Granada Television |
| publisher | Avenue Pictures |