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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.
The Field: Directed by Jim Sheridan. With Richard Harris, Sean Bean, Frances Tomelty, Brenda Fricker. When a field (which has been farmed by the McCabe family for generations) goes up for auction, the patriarch of the McCabe family will stop at nothing to prevent a rich American from buying it.
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The Field (1990) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
When a field (which has been farmed by the McCabe family for generations) goes up for auction, the patriarch of the McCabe family will stop at nothing to prevent a rich American from buying it.
"The Field" is a grim allegory of hard life on the land - a symbolic play, transplanted uneasily to the greater realism of the film medium, where what we might accept on the stage now looks contrived and artificial. This was not a work that called out to be filmed. Once filmed, it calls out to be forgotten. But it will always have a footnote in cinematic history, because Richard Harris’ work ...
Vincent Canby New York Times The Field is a movie that all too often reveals its origins as a play. Rated: 2/5 May 20, 2003 Full Review Peter Travers Rolling Stone As overwrought as [My Left Foot ...
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Feb 26, 2002 · Amazon.com: The Field: 0012236124948: Richard Harris, Sean Bean, Frances Tomelty, Brenda Fricker, John Hurt Director: Jim Sheridan: Movies & TV
