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7.0"Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing much in the name of the land. When the widow who owns the field decides to sell it in a public auction, McCabe knows that he must own it. While no local dare bid against him, a wealthy American decides he requires the field to build a highway. "Bull" and his son decide they must try to convince the American to let go of his ambition and return home, but the consequences of their plot prove sinister.
Released: 1990-09-21110 minDir: Jim SheridanDramaBox office: $1.5M
Cast
- Richard Harris as 'Bull' McCabe
- John Hurt as Bird' O'Donnell
- Sean Bean as Tadgh McCabe
- Frances Tomelty as Widow
- Brenda Fricker as Maggie McCabe
- Ruth McCabe as Tinker Woman
Themes
- sheep
- cliff
- ireland
- cattle
- farmland
- farmer
- 1930s
- land dispute
- irish
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
7,203 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
43%
- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jim Sheridan
- Screenwriter
- Jim Sheridan
- Cast member
- Malachy McCourt
- Composer
- Elmer Bernstein
- Production company
- ITV Granada
- Narrative location
- Republic of Ireland
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 423048
- Image
- Richard Harris 2.jpg
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- publication date
- 1991-04-11
- title
- The Field
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- after a work by
- John B. Keane
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- review score
- 43%
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