| | Ryan's Daughter DVD (3 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Thriller Movies, Adventure Videos, Suspense, Romance, Recommended, Love Story, Great Britain | | Starring | Sarah Miles, Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Leo McKern, Barry Foster, Marie Kean, Christopher Jones | | Director | David Lean | | Cinematographer | Freddie Young | | Composer | Maurice Jarre | | Editor | Norman Savage | | Producer | Anthony Havelock-Allan | | Production Designer | Stephen Grimes | | Screenwriter | Robert Bolt |
Lovely, headstrong Rosy (Sarah Miles) cannot forsake her passionate romance with the handsome British officer (Christopher Jones). Yet there is a greater love - the devotion of her reserved schoolteacher husband Charles (Robert Mitchum), who stands by Rosy when her illicit affair leads to a charge of treason. Two honored alumni of Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago - director David Lean and screenwriter Robert Bolt - frame this brooding tale within the expansive beaches, craggy cliffs and heathered hills of Ireland's Dingle Peninsula. Freddie Young's lush cinematography and John Mills' memorable portrayal of a town simpleton won Academy Awards. David Lean's epic tale of forbidden love, set during the Irish Rebellion of 1916 tells the story of Charles Shaughnessy (Robert Mitchum), a kind and gentle widower, who falls in love with and marries the much younger Rosy (Sarah Miles). On her wedding night, however, Rosy finds that her new husband does not make her romantic dreams come true. When a handsome young Major arrives to take over England's occupying forces, he and Rosy feel an immediate sexual attraction to each other. Unable to resist temptation despite the dangers, the two begin a passionate affair. But when someone betrays the Irish rebels to the British authorities, the whole town suspects Rosy. They're determined to make her pay... and it doesn't matter whether or not she's innocent. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Actress--Sarah Miles. Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor--John Mills, Best Cinematography. Shot in Panavision.
Color by Metrocolor
The film cost $14,000,000 to produce and took 3 years to finish. It was director David Lean's 15th feature.
Although he didn't receive screen credit for editing the film, David Lean supervised the cutting. Lean had actually worked as a professional editor.
The bulk of the filming took place in northern Ireland, but due to poor weather, part of the shooting was done in South Africa. Ryan's Daughter Reviews: 4 stars out of 5 -- "Today it looks like genius; as Lean's visionary leanings run off the hook with symbolic weather and flora..."
-- Damien Love, Uncut "[A] marvel of pinpoint resolution and stable, saturated color."
-- Dave Kehr, New York Times 4 stars out of 4 -- "[A] cinematic expression of romance against a harsh backdrop of nature, politics, and human cruelty....RYAN's picture-perfect style of filmmaking is a pleasure to revisit."
-- Joseph Failla, Premiere Ryan's Daughter | List Price | $26.99 (You save $4.84) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 1970 | | All Time Sales Rank |  11491  | | CD Universe Part number | 7002346 | | Catalog number | 65170 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Feb 07, 2006 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Dubbed; Special Edition; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Dubbed; Special Edition; Subtitled; 2 Disc Special Edition |
Ryan's Daughter Movie Review Average Rating: (3 out of 5 stars)  David Lean's baby....!
although it is somehow inferior to this
great director's other works namely "Lawrence Of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago", yet it still bears the master's fingerprints. At the time it was considered quite daring and bold in its treatment of the then explosive situation in Ireland
and in its sexual subject. John Mills gives once of a lifetime performance as the town's simpleton!
Submitted by y.ben-david (Givatayim, Israel.) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  5 stars
Hey, I rated this a 5-star film. How come it only shows 1 star below? Again...FIVE STARS
Submitted by Terry (Hamilton, Canada)
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 It's Got David Lean Written All Over It
What a great film. John Mills' unforgetable performance alone, as the village idiot, makes this DVD worth owning. In typical David Lean fashion, no detail is forgotten.
Submitted by Terry (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.)
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THIS IS STILL MY ALL TIME FAVORITE MOVIE
If you have never seen this movie, you need to. It has everything you would like a movie to have. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Even after seeing it several times, it still remains my favorite all time movie.
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Ryan's Daughter DVD 2-Disc Set
Special Edition
Full Frame -
1.33
Widescreen - 2.39
Audio:
Dolby Surround 5.1 English, French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
Audio Commentary:
1. Lady Sandra Lean
2. Sarah Miles
3. Trine Mitchum (Robert Mitchum's Daughter), 4. Assistant Director Michael Stevenson
4. Second Unit Director Roy Stevens
5. Art Director Roy Walker
6. Assistant Editor Tony Lawson
7. Location Manager Eddie Fowlie
8. Stuntman Vic Armstrong
Documentary:
1. Ryan's Daughter: A Story of Love
2. Film Night: We're the Last of the Traveling Circuses
3. The Making of Ryan's Daughter (A 4-Part 35th-Anniversary Documentary)
4. Storm Rising
5. Storm Chaser
6. Storm Catcher
7. The Eye of the Storm
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies:
1. Stephen M. Silverman
2. Directors John Boorman
3. Hugh Hudson
4. Richard Schickel
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