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The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae

1984
Adventure
TV Movie
2h 30m
It was not unusual in the 1980s for a British TV miniseries to resurface in America in the form of a re-edited feature-length "movie." The Master of Ballantrae, based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, offered a unique reversal on this process. Originally telecast in the United States as a three-hour TV film on January 31, 1984, the production subsequently aired on Scottish television as a six-part miniseries, 25 minutes per episode. (imdb)

Directed by:

Douglas Hickox
Douglas-Hickox
14 total credits
Credits include: Theatre of Blood, Zulu Dawn, Brannigan, The Giant Behemoth and Blackout

Starring:

Timothy Dalton
Timothy-Dalton
57 total credits
Timothy Dalton is a Welsh actor. He is known for portraying James Bond in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989), as well as Rhett Butler in the television miniseries Scarlett (1994), an original sequel to Gone with the Wind. In addition, he is known for his roles in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (1970), Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre (1983), "Prince Barin" in "Flash Gordon" (1980), Shakespearean films and plays such as Romeo and Juliet, King Lear...(Wikipedia)
,
Michael York
Michael-York
76 total credits
Michael York, OBE is an English actor.York made his film debut as Lucentio in Zeffirelli's The Taming of the Shrew (1967), then was cast as Tybalt in Zeffirelli's 1968 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet with Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey. He also starred in an early Merchant Ivory Productions film, The Guru (1969). He played an amoral bisexual drifter in Harold Prince's film Something for Everyone (1970) opposite Angela Lansbury as the countess who hires York as her footman...(Wikipedia)
,
Ian Richardson
Ian-Richardson
48 total credits
Credits include: Brazil, Dark City, From Hell, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead and Becoming Jane
,
John Gielgud
John-Gielgud
106 total credits
Credits include: The Elephant Man, Gandhi, Dragonheart, Elizabeth and First Knight
,
Brian Blessed
Brian-Blessed
50 total credits
Credits include: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Tarzan, Alexander, Flash Gordon and Much Ado About Nothing
,
Don Henderson
Don-Henderson
15 total credits
Credits include: No Escape, The Baby of Mâcon, The BFG, The Island and Night of the Ghoul
,
Nick Brimble
Nick-Brimble
14 total credits
Credits include: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Gone Fishin', Frankenstein Unbound, Submerged and To Play the King
,
Finola Hughes
Finola-Hughes
19 total credits
Credits include: Like Crazy, Staying Alive, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, Generation X and Blossom
,
Richard Thomas
Richard-Thomas
60 total credits
Credits include: It, The Americans, Taking Woodstock, The Unforgivable and All Quiet on the Western Front

Genre:

Adventure

Countries:

UK, USA

Language:

English

The Master of Ballantrae

1984
Adventure
TV Movie
2h 30m
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06 Mar 2025
41
19th
Watched this one by accident, thinking it was the 1953 version. Not a good surprise.
19 May 2014
81
51st
A long, almost-epic tale of two brothers, one adventurer and a parasite, and one always-guilty.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Douglas Hickox
Douglas-Hickox
14 total credits
Credits include: Theatre of Blood, Zulu Dawn, Brannigan, The Giant Behemoth and Blackout

Starring:

Timothy Dalton
Timothy-Dalton
57 total credits
Timothy Dalton is a Welsh actor. He is known for portraying James Bond in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989), as well as Rhett Butler in the television miniseries Scarlett (1994), an original sequel to Gone with the Wind. In addition, he is known for his roles in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (1970), Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre (1983), "Prince Barin" in "Flash Gordon" (1980), Shakespearean films and plays such as Romeo and Juliet, King Lear...(Wikipedia)
,
Michael York
Michael-York
76 total credits
Michael York, OBE is an English actor.York made his film debut as Lucentio in Zeffirelli's The Taming of the Shrew (1967), then was cast as Tybalt in Zeffirelli's 1968 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet with Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey. He also starred in an early Merchant Ivory Productions film, The Guru (1969). He played an amoral bisexual drifter in Harold Prince's film Something for Everyone (1970) opposite Angela Lansbury as the countess who hires York as her footman...(Wikipedia)
,
Ian Richardson
Ian-Richardson
48 total credits
Credits include: Brazil, Dark City, From Hell, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead and Becoming Jane
,
John Gielgud
John-Gielgud
106 total credits
Credits include: The Elephant Man, Gandhi, Dragonheart, Elizabeth and First Knight
,
Brian Blessed
Brian-Blessed
50 total credits
Credits include: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Tarzan, Alexander, Flash Gordon and Much Ado About Nothing
,
Don Henderson
Don-Henderson
15 total credits
Credits include: No Escape, The Baby of Mâcon, The BFG, The Island and Night of the Ghoul
,
Nick Brimble
Nick-Brimble
14 total credits
Credits include: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Gone Fishin', Frankenstein Unbound, Submerged and To Play the King
,
Finola Hughes
Finola-Hughes
19 total credits
Credits include: Like Crazy, Staying Alive, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, Generation X and Blossom
,
Richard Thomas
Richard-Thomas
60 total credits
Credits include: It, The Americans, Taking Woodstock, The Unforgivable and All Quiet on the Western Front

Genre:

Adventure

Countries:

UK, USA

Language:

English
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