Richard Harris
`'Bull'` McCabe
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A farmer fights to keep his family's land from a rich American in a public auction. The film stars Richard Harris, John Hurt, Sean Bean and is directed by Jim Sheridan.
- (6.6K)
- Drama, Thriller
- Jim Sheridan
- 1991-03
IR£1.6 million. 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 .
- Jim Sheridan
- Noel Pearson
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 ...
- (110)
- Jim Sheridan
- PG-13
- Richard Harris
A list of the full cast and crew of the 1990 film The Field, directed by Jim Sheridan and based on the play by John B. Keane. The film follows the lives of a group of people in a small Irish village during the Troubles. See the names, roles, and photos of the actors, writers, producers, composers, and more.
Mar 1, 1991 · A film adaptation of a play about the conflict between an Irish farmer and an American developer over a small field in the 1920s. The reviewer criticizes the film for its uneasy translation from the stage to the screen and its superficial treatment of the themes of land, ownership and identity.
1 hr 47 mins. Drama. PG13. Watchlist. Richard Harris plays an Irishman fighting for possession of the land he's long tended. Tom Berenger. Bird: John Hurt. Tadgh: Sean Bean. Directed by Jim Sheridan.
Summaries. 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. "Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing endlessly for the sake of the land, and when the widow, who owns the ...
