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Directed by | Michael Caton-Jones |
Screenplay by | Alan Sharp |
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Cinematography | Karl Walter Lindenlaub |
Edited by | Peter Honess |
Music by | Carter Burwell |
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Distributed by | MGM/UA Distribution Co. |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
Countries | United States United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $28 million[1] |
Box office | $58.7 million[2] |
Rob Roy is a 1995 historical biographical drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones.[3] It stars Liam Neeson as Rob Roy MacGregor, an 18th-century Scottish highlander who becomes engaged in a dispute with a nobleman in the Scottish Highlands, played by John Hurt. Tim Roth won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Archibald Cunningham, one of Rob Roy's chief antagonists. Jessica Lange portrays Roy's wife, and Eric Stoltz, Brian Cox, and Jason Flemyng play supporting parts.
The film is dedicated to two Scotsmen: film director Alexander MacKendrick and football player and manager Jock Stein.