Country Dance (film)
Country Dance is a 1970 British drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Peter O'Toole, Susannah York and Michael Craig.[1] It is based on the novel Household Ghosts (1961) by James Kennaway which became a three-act stage play in 1967. It was released as Brotherly Love in the United States.
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| Directed by | J. Lee Thompson |
| Produced by | Robert Emmett Ginna |
| Written by | James Kennaway |
| Based on | Household Ghosts by James Kennaway |
| Starring | Peter O'Toole Susannah York Michael Craig |
| Music by | John Addison |
| Cinematography | Ted Moore |
| Edited by | Willy Kemplen |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | 22 April 1970 |
Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Maurice Fowler. Shooting took place in Perthshire and County Wicklow.
Synopsis
A tragicomedy set in a fading Scottish aristocratic family, in which the drunken Sir Charles Henry Arbuthnot Pinkerton Ferguson, Bt (Peter O'Toole) has an incestuous relationship with his equally eccentric sister Hilary Dow (Susannah York).
Cast
- Peter O'Toole as Sir Charles Ferguson
- Susannah York as Hilary Dow
- Michael Craig as Douglas Dow
- Harry Andrews as Brigadier Crieff
- Cyril Cusack as Dr. Maitland
- Judy Cornwell as Rosie
- Brian Blessed as Jack Baird
- Robert Urquhart as Auctioneer
- Mark Malicz as Benny-the-Pole
- Jean Anderson as Matron
- Lennox Milne as Miss Mailer
- Helena Gloag as Auntie Belle
References
- Chibnall p.331
Bibliography
- Steve Chibnall. J. Lee Thompson. Manchester University Press, 2000.
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