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United Kingdom. United States. Language. English. Budget. $3 million [1] Box office. $550,000 [1] Sinful Davey is a 1969 picaresque adventure / crime / comedy film directed by John Huston and starring John Hurt, Pamela Franklin, and in early appearances Fionnula Flanagan and Anjelica Huston .
Sinful Davey: Directed by John Huston. With John Hurt, Pamela Franklin, Nigel Davenport, Ronald Fraser. The humorous adventures of the notorious Scottish highwayman and thief Davey Haggart during the 1820s in Britain.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Crime
- John Huston
- 1969-05-07
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Davey (John Hurt), with new colleague McNab (Ronald Fraser), visits what he considers his family monument, and meets his old friend Annie (Pamela Franklin) from the orphanage, in John Huston's Sinful Davey, 1969.
Jan 9, 2015 · Adapted from the fanciful death-row autobiography of the Scottish rogue David Haggart, though shot entirely in Ireland (a country Huston had grown to love), Sinful Davey provided John Hurt with his first starring role and found Huston working in a giddier, more playful register than he had in years.
Overview. Davey Haggart is quite certain of his paternity (even if nobody else is) and determined to emulate his father, a notorious rogue and highwayman. This includes breaking a man out of Stirling jail, holding up the stagecoach, and robbing the Duke of Argyll, among other feats.
Sinful Davey (1969) Set in the early 19th Century, Scottish army deserter Davey Haggart (John Hurt) is determined to become a bigger thief and scoundrel than his father, who was also a notorious highwayman until he was hanged at the age of 20. Teaming up with pickpocket MacNab (Ronald Fraser) as his accomplice, Davey’s exploits include a spot ...
