Lorna Doone is a 1990 British drama television film directed by Andrew Grieve and starring Polly Walker, Sean Bean and Clive Owen.[1] It is based on the 1869 novel Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore set in the West Country during Monmouth's Rebellion. It was made by Thames Television and aired on ITV.
| Lorna Doone | |
|---|---|
DVD cover | |
| Based on | Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore |
| Directed by | Andrew Grieve |
| Starring | Polly Walker Sean Bean Clive Owen |
| Theme music composer | Julian Nott |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Alan Horrox Antony Root |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Production company | Thames Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 26 December 1990 |
Locations
editLocation filming took place near Glasgow in Scotland rather than the West Country, as producer Alan Horrox explained in The Spectator, "[the novel Lorna Doone] demands sweeping moorland vistas, plunging waterfalls, and a secret valley, as well as much else besides. When we researched the available locations on Exmoor, we discovered that much of the area has changed profoundly since the 17th-century setting of the original novel...I believe it could never successfully evoke the full-blooded dramatic sweep of this classic novel."[2][3]
Plot
editWest country yeoman John Ridd (Clive Owen) vows to avenge the death of his father by destroying the land-grabbing Doone family. Then he meets, and immediately falls in love with, the beautiful and innocent Lorna Doone (Polly Walker).
Cast
edit- John Ridd as Clive Owen
- Carver Doone as Sean Bean
- Lorna Doone as Polly Walker
- Sarah Ridd as Billie Whitelaw
- Tom Faggus as Miles Anderson
- Judge Jeffreys as Kenneth Haigh
- Annie Ridd as Jane Gurnett
- Sir Ensor Doone as Robert Stephens
- Ensie Doone as Euan Grant Maclachlan
- John Ridd's Father as Michael Mackenzie
- Young John as Andrew Ferguson
- Young Lorna as Claire Madden
- Neighbour as Paul Young
- Priest as Martin Heller
- Lady Dugal as Rachel Kempson
- James II - Hugh Fraser
Critical reception
editAllMovie called it "one of the more rewarding film adaptations of the venerable R. D. Blackmore novel."[4]
References
edit- ^ "Lorna Doone". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009.
- ^ "Lorna Doone (1994)". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Lorna Doone". The Spectator Archive. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Lorna Doone (1993)(sic) | Directed by Andrew Grieve". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022.
External links
editLorna Doone at IMDb
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