Rating: R
Genre:
Adventure
Release Date: 08/22/1997
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 139 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Questionable for Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: MGM
The 18th century Scottish legend of
Robert Roy MacGregor comes to life in this stylish adaptation of the swashbuckling novel by
Sir Walter Scott.
Liam Neeson stars as the title character, a cattle drover and proud head of a Highlands clan who takes a one thousand pound loan from the royal Marquis of Montrose (
John Hurt) in order to make a profit on some livestock that will keep his struggling people alive through the coming winter. One of the Marquis' henchmen, wily expert swordsman Archibald Cunningham (
Tim Roth) learns of the loan from the nobleman's factor, Killearn (
Brian Cox), and steals the money by murdering
Rob Roy's best friend MacDonald (
Eric Stoltz). Unable to repay the loan and unwilling to give up his land,
Rob Roy becomes a fugitive, hunted by none other than Cunningham, who rapes
Rob Roy's wife Mary (
Jessica Lange). Scotch-British politics come to a boil over the
Rob Roy affair, leading to an officially sanctioned showdown between the stoic farmer and Cunningham.
~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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