Lorna Doone (1990 film)

Lorna Doone is a 1990 British drama television film directed by Andrew Grieve and starring Polly Walker, Sean Bean and Clive Owen.[1] It is based on the 1869 novel Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore set in the West Country during Monmouth's Rebellion. It was made by Thames Television and aired on ITV.

Lorna Doone
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Based onLorna Doone
by R. D. Blackmore
Directed byAndrew Grieve
StarringPolly Walker
Sean Bean
Clive Owen
Theme music composerJulian Nott
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersAlan Horrox
Antony Root
Running time87 minutes
Production companyThames Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release26 December 1990 (1990-12-26)

Locations

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Location filming took place near Glasgow in Scotland rather than the West Country, as producer Alan Horrox explained in The Spectator, "[the novel Lorna Doone] demands sweeping moorland vistas, plunging waterfalls, and a secret valley, as well as much else besides. When we researched the available locations on Exmoor, we discovered that much of the area has changed profoundly since the 17th-century setting of the original novel...I believe it could never successfully evoke the full-blooded dramatic sweep of this classic novel."[2][3]

Plot

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West country yeoman John Ridd (Clive Owen) vows to avenge the death of his father by destroying the land-grabbing Doone family. Then he meets, and immediately falls in love with, the beautiful and innocent Lorna Doone (Polly Walker).

Cast

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Critical reception

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AllMovie called it "one of the more rewarding film adaptations of the venerable R. D. Blackmore novel."[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Lorna Doone". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Lorna Doone (1994)". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Scottish Lorna Doone". The Spectator Archive. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Lorna Doone (1993)(sic) | Directed by Andrew Grieve". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022.
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Lorna Doone at IMDb