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Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

1953 · 82 min

A rousing, old-fashioned Highland adventure with sword fights, loyal clansmen, and a warm romantic streak, easy to enjoy.

Overview: After the 1715 defeat of the clans, one of the highland leaders, Rob Roy MacGregor escapes, has lots of adventures, gets married, and eventually becomes enough of a nuisance to George I to be outlawed, and hunted by the English

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: rebellion
loyalty
justice
family
freedom
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, adventure, war
Directed by: Harold French
Written by: Lawrence Edward Watkin
Starring: Richard Todd, Glynis Johns, James Robertson Justice, Michael Gough, Finlay Currie, Jean Taylor Smith, Geoffrey Keen, Archie Duncan
Music: Cedric Thorpe Davie
Cinematography: Guy Green
Runtime: 82 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: Gaelic, English

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