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starring: Robson Green, Margery Bone, T.R. Bowen, Paul Colman, Ian Cullendirected by: Norman Stone
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304041994
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6304041993
Label: Bfs Entertainment
Manufacturer: Bfs Entertainment
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Bfs Entertainment
Release Date: November 11, 1998
Running Time: 150 minutes
Sales Rank: 27428
Studio: Bfs Entertainment
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Rating:  - It was a'right
Robson Green stars as Rory O'Connor a poor man who has a talent- his ability to play cards. when his disabled brother, wants to buy a shipyard, O'Connor enters a card game with major league gamblers earning the ire of a local criminal. Severely beaten, O'Connor's life changes when the bosses daughter befriends him, and eventually proposes marriage. Will he find happiness at last or will his past catch up to him?
I felt the beginning was fairly slow. Lots of card games, lots of smooth ... Read More
Rating:  - Excellent Tale of Growth, Love and Redemption
This is one of the best of Catherine Cookson's novels that have been brought to life on film. It has all the usual Cookson elements--the low class protagonist who finds a way out of his depressing surroundings and by his own efforts and ability plus a generous helping of luck, manages to rise above his birth without rejecting the people who have helped him get there. Rory O'Connor (Robson Green) is a prime example of this (so many of Cookson's heros seem to be Irish--is there a reason?)and the story ... Read More
Rating: - The maturing of a man
There are two things that I noticed in this movie. The biggest, of course, is the growth of the main character ie: Rory O'Connor, played by Robson Green. He is very good and the viewer can actually see the growth in the character as Green and the director work towards the ultimate growth of the character. In the beginning, Rory is a rent collector for the Kean business. He has a happy youthful love for his childhood sweetheart, Janie(Stephanie Putson). But Rory's first love is gambling. He supliments ... Read More
Rating: - Gambling with more than money, Robson Green compels.
In this fine adaptation of the Catherine Cookson period novel, Robson Green turns in a complex and layered performance as rent collector Rory Connor, a small-time gambler ready to wager larger stakes in more demanding games. His ambition drives him sometimes against his better nature and always against his lower-class background, and he winds up wagering no less a stake than his life in a game that has nothing to do with cards. The production is beautifully cast with solid performances by all players, ... Read More
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