The read
A Balasaur Score of 64 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 43%. Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
"Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing much in the name of the land. When the widow who owns the field decides to sell it in a public auction, McCabe knows that he must own it. While no local dare bid against him, a wealthy American decides he requires the field to build a highway. "Bull" and his son decide they must try to convince the American to let go of his ambition and return home, but the consequences of their plot prove sinister.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes43%
Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do.
107 audience votes
Key crew
- Jim SheridanDirector
- Jim SheridanScreenplay
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard Harris'Bull' McCabe
- John HurtBird' O'Donnell
- Sean BeanTadgh McCabe
- Frances TomeltyWidow
- Brenda FrickerMaggie McCabe
- Ruth McCabeTinker Woman
- Brendan GleesonQuarryman
- Tom BerengerPeter - The American
- Sean McGinleyFather Chris Doran
- Jer O'LearyTinker Girl's Father
- Noel O'DonovanTomás
- John CowleyFlanagan
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Themes
sheepcliffirelandcattlefarmlandfarmer1930sland disputeirish