Lorna Doone

• Director: Andrew Grieve
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Period Film
• Main Cast: Sean Bean, Rachel Kempson, Polly Walker, Billie Whitelaw
• Release Year: 1990
• Country: UK
• Run Time: 90 minutes

Plot

This British version of Lorna Doone is one of the more rewarding film adaptations of the venerable R. D. Blackmore novel. The plot remains as ever: Lorna (Polly Walker), a feisty 17th century Scots lass, falls in love with a much-despised landowner (Sean Bean). Lorna's father, a notorious brigand, foments a peasant rebellion against her lover. It turns out of course, that Lorna is actually a high-born heiress, kidnapped in infancy. Billie Whitelaw and Rachel Kempson costar in this made-for-television costume epic. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Miles Anderson - Tom Faggus; Sean Bean - Carver Doone; Jane Gurnett - Annie Ridd; Kenneth Haigh - Judge Jeffreys; Rachel Kempson - Lady Dugal; Clive Owen - John Ridd; Robert Stephens - Sir Ensor Doone; Polly Walker - Lorna Doone; Billie Whitelaw - Sarah Ridd; Hugh Fraser - James II

Credit

Andrew Grieve - Director, Julian Nott - Composer (Music Score), Matthew Jacobs - Screenwriter, R.D. Blackmore - Book Author