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“Neither asked nor given…”
Written by Alan Sharp, & directed by Michael Caton-Jones, ROB ROY (1995) is an underappreciated gem of Scottish film. It also contains what is widely regarded as one of the best swordfights in cinema history
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https://fictionmachine.com/2020/09/15/neither-asked-nor-given-rob-roy-1995/
#Scottish #literature #cinema #film #AlanSharp #Screenwriting #sword #fencing
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Sharp’s ROB ROY also includes John Hurt’s fantastic turn as James Graham, Marquess of Montrose, & Tim Roth as the vicious dandy Archibald Cunningham. Although Archie is fictional (& framed as English in the film, despite his Scottish name), he is based on a real Scot who defeated Rob Roy in a duel: Henry Cunningham of Boquhan
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#Scottish #literature #history #SirWalterScott #romanticism #cinema #film #AlanSharp #JohnHurt #TimRoth