James Cromwell
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- 1998 · Drama · 1h 34m
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.
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- 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
- United Kingdom
- 1898
- English
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...
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- Rodney Gibbons
- Drama
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Beautifully photographed and scored with wonderful Irish rhythms, `Owd Bob' is strong stuff that tugs at the heartstrings and should appeal to film lovers worldwide. By the by, the odd title (a remake of Robert Stevenson's 1938 film) is the name of one of the dogs.
Owd Bob. 1998 · 1 hr 35 min. TV-PG. Drama · Kids & Family. A young orphaned boy is sent to live with his grandfather in Ireland and learns to appreciate a rural life on the farm raising sheepdogs. Subtitles: English. Starring: James Cromwell Colm Meaney. Directed by: Rodney Gibbons.
