The read
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
A way of life is dying on a remote Scottish island, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
45 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael PowellWriter
- Michael PowellDirector
- Lambert WilliamsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John LauriePeter Manson
- Belle ChrystallRuth Manson
- Eric BerryRobbie Manson
- Kitty KirwanJean Manson
- Finlay CurrieJames Gray
- Niall MacGinnisAndrew Gray
- Grant SutherlandJohn, the Catechist
- Campbell RobsonMr. Dunbar, the Laird
- George SummersTrawler Skipper
- Michael PowellMr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)
- Frankie ReidyThe Yachtswoman (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
meditativest. kilda, scotland