The Field
Play and Film
Richard Harris...time without a significant film role. He was familiar with the stage plays of fellow Irishman John B. Keane, and had heard that one of them, The Field, was being adapted for film by director Jim Sheridan. Sheridan was working with actor Ray... In this article: Richard Harris, Limerick, Peter O'Toole, Ray McAnally, Jimmy Webb, Camelot, Theatre Workshop, Kilkee, and Crescent College |
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PopMatters | September 10, 2009
Part Four: December 2009 (Feature)
...Jim Sheridan reigned supreme. His films, including My Left Foot, The Field, In the Name of the Father, and The Boxer, gave international audiences a look at the 'troubled' country he grew up in. A move to the US inspired his last great...
In this article: Jim Sheridan, Robert De Niro, Oscar, Laurence Fishburne, Giuseppe Tornatore, Marcello Mastroianni, and Tobey Maguire
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Wikipedia | September 14, 2009
John Cowley (actor)
...Friel's play, Philadelphia Here I Come. He also appeared in a number of feature films, including Jim Sheridan's adaptation of John B. Keane's The Field and the same director's 1997 movie, The Boxer . Cowley was a passionate opponent of...
In this article: The Riordans, Laurence Olivier, RTE Television, Jacob's Award, Druid Theatre Company, Philadelphia Here I Come, and John B. Keane
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The Field
The Field The Field is a play written by John B. Keane, first performed in 1965. It was adapted into a film in 1990 by Jim Sheridan. It tells the story of the hardened farmer "Bull" McCabe and his love for the land he rents. The play debuted...
In this article: Cattle, Richard Harris, Eamon Keane, Jim Sheridan, and John Hurt
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John Hurt
...information film warning of the dangers of AIDS. He had a memorable supporting role as "Bird" O'Donnell in Jim Sheridan's 1990 film The Field, which garnered him another BAFTA nomination. In 2001, he played Mr. Ollivander, the wand-maker,...
In this article: John Vincent Hurt, QUAD, Quentin Crisp, University of Derby, AIDS, The Naked Civil Servant, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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1990 in Ireland
...after 14 years as Head of State. Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa opens at the Abbey Theatre. Jim Sheridan's film The Field is shown The hurling team wins the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship to complete a double for the...
In this article: Mary Robinson, Patrick Hillery, Ireland, Archbishop of Armagh, Labour Party, Bray Wanderers, and St Francis FC
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The Field is a play written by John B. Keane, first performed in 1965. It was adapted into a film in 1990 by Jim Sheridan. It tells the story of the hardened farmer "Bull" McCabe and his love for the land he rents. The play debuted at Dublin's Olympia Theatre in 1965, with Ray McAnally as "The Bull" and Eamon Keane as the "The Bird" O'Donnell. The play was published in 1967 by Mercier Press. A new version with some changes was produced in 1987.
- Name:
- The Field
- Release Date:
- December 20, 1990
- Directed By:
- Jim Sheridan
- Produced by:
- Noel Pearson
- Written By:
- Distributed By:
- Avenue Pictures
- Length:
- 110 min.
- Language:
- English
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