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Feb 17, 1998 · Owd Bob: Directed by Rodney Gibbons. With James Cromwell, Colm Meaney, Jemima Rooper, John Benfield. A teen orphan spends the summer on Isle of Man with estranged grandpa. Despite loving dogs, they want summer to end. Boy befriends neighbor girl, but her father has history with grandpa.
- (451)
- Family, Drama
- Rodney Gibbons
- 1998-02-17
Owd Bob: The Grey Dog of Kenmuir, also titled Bob, Son of Battle for US editions, is a children's book by English author Alfred Ollivant. It was published in 1898 and became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, though most of the dialogue in the book was written in the Cumbrian dialect.
- Alfred Ollivant
- 1898
Owd Bob is a 1998 British-Canadian drama film directed by Rodney Gibbons and starring James Cromwell, Colm Meaney and Jemima Rooper. It is based on the 1898 novel Owd Bob by Alfred Ollivant.
Boy befriends neighbor girl, but her father has history with grandpa. Locals suspect neighbor's dog kills sheep at night. Recently orphaned in America, teenager David Roberts must spend the summer with grumpy maternal grandfather Adam MacAdam, whom he never met, on his sheep-farm on the Isle of Man. Both long for the end of the summer, having ...
Bitter Adam McAdam (James Cromwell) lives on a small farm on the Isle of Man, taking pleasure only in his annual victory at the local sheepherding competition. Adam has long hated his neighbor and...
- (3)
- Rodney Gibbons
- Drama
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Jul 24, 2023 · 5.4K. 676K views 9 months ago. After the death of his family, a young American boy comes to live on the remote Isle of Man with his grandfather, a stern, embittered farmer (James Cromwell). ...more.
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Overview. Recently orphaned David must move to the Isle of Man to live with his grandfather, Adam, who's a sheep farmer. Both long for the end of the summer, having nothing in common but their love for dogs, notably Adam's precious champion sheepdog Bob.
