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My Boy Jack is based on the 1997 play by English actor David Haig. It tells the story of Rudyard Kipling and his grief for his son, John, who died in the First World War. The title comes from Kipling's poem of the same name. The theatre piece played at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, in 2004.
- My Boy Jack, by David Haig
- David Haig
Apr 20, 2008 · With David Haig, Daniel Radcliffe, Kim Cattrall, Carey Mulligan. Author Rudyard Kipling and his wife search for their 18-year-old son after he goes missing during World War I.
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- Brian Kirk
- TV-14
- Biography, Drama, History
Synopsis. The year is 1913. War with Germany is imminent. Rudyard Kipling (David Haig), the British Empire's greatest apologist, is at the peak of his literary fame. This movie explores the nature of a man who loses his balance when devotion to family and country clash.
Synopsis Author Rudyard Kipling (David Haig) and his wife (Kim Cattrall) search for their son (Daniel Radcliffe) after he goes missing in action during World War I. Director Brian Kirk
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- David Haig
- Brian Kirk
- Ecosse Films
Apr 16, 2008 · Jack does so with the glum resignation of someone reluctantly playing a role: His father has been beating the drum for war with Germany and calling on the British people to ostracize young men who ...
Apr 20, 2008 · The film tells the story of Jack’s induction and military training; depicts the Kiplings’ squirearchal lifestyle at Bateman’s, their Jacobean manor house in Sussex; and explores the family...
