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The Field is a 1990 Irish drama film written and directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Richard Harris, John Hurt, Sean Bean, Brenda Fricker and Tom Berenger. It was adapted from John B. Keane's 1965 play of the same name. The film is set in the early 1930s and was shot almost entirely in the Connemara village of Leenaun.
A farmer (Richard Harris) fights to keep his family's land from a rich American (Tom Berenger) in a public auction. The film is based on a play by John B. Keane and directed by Jim Sheridan.
- (6.8K)
- Drama, Thriller
- Jim Sheridan
- 1991-03
The Field by John B. Keane. "Bull" McCabe (Richard Harris) has spent three decades tending a rented field on the bluffs by the sea in Ireland. When the wealthy widow who owns the plot...
- 109 min
- 519.3K
- kylerabbits
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the 1990 drama film The Field, directed by Jim Sheridan and based on a play by John B. Keane. See the full cast and crew list, including Richard Harris, Sean Bean, Frances Tomelty, John Hurt, and more.
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When a field (which has been farmed by the McCabe family for generations) goes up for auction, the patriarch of the McCabe family will stop at nothing to prevent a rich American from buying it.
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Mar 1, 1991 · Richard Harris stars as a stubborn farmer who refuses to sell his land to a slick American in 1920s Ireland. Roger Ebert criticizes the film's artificiality and contrivance, and praises Harris' performance but not the script.
