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Black Jack is a 1979 British period adventure drama film directed by Ken Loach and based on the Leon Garfield novel. It is set in Yorkshire in 1750 and follows a young boy, Tolly (Stephen Hirst) and his adventures with a large French man (Jean Franval), the Black Jack of the title, and Belle, a young English girl (Louise Cooper).
- ~£450,000
- a novel, by Leon Garfield
- Bob Pegg
- Tony Garnett
Feb 15, 1980 · Black Jack: Directed by Ken Loach. With Stephen Hirst, Louise Cooper, Jean Franval, Phil Askham. When honest young Tolly is forced on the run with 'Black Jack,' adventure and mishap are never far away.
- (726)
- Adventure, Comedy
- Ken Loach
- 1980-02-15
Black Jack (1979) Black Jack (1979) Black Jack (1979) Black Jack (1979) View more photos Movie Info. Synopsis A Frenchman (Jean Franval) survives a hanging by the British and flees to the ...
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- Ken Loach
- Adventure
- Jean Franval
A rediscovered classic from director Ken Loach ('The Wind That Shakes the Barley,' 'Kes') and one of the inspirations for Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom,' 'Black Jack' is a dark, complex adventure film set in the 18th century and based on Leon Garfield's novel for children. When French thief "Black Jack" kidnaps young Tolly, a journey begins ...
Director, Writer. Leon Garfield. Novel. In this fascinating adventure of the England of the 1750s, the huge Frenchman Black Jack (Jean Franval) miraculously survives a hanging by the British authorities in Yorkshire and escapes from the grim jaws of "justice." He takes to the countryside in the company of Tolly, a teenaged boy who is able to ...
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Black Jack is a 1979 British period adventure drama film directed by Ken Loach and based on the Leon Garfield novel. It is set in Yorkshire in 1750 and follows a young boy, Tolly and his adventures with a large French man, the Black Jack of the title, and Belle, a young English girl.
A grimy rendition of 1750s Yorkshire that in true Ken Loach fashion acts as an affectionate tribute to the region’s culture and history. Based on the 1968 novel of the same name by Leon Garfield, and transposing the book’s Surrey setting for North and East Yorkshire, the story begins immediately following the hanging of a broad-shouldered French brute named “Black Jack” (so called ...
