Rob Roy
In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future,…
- Director:Michael Caton-Jones
- Genre:Action / Biography / Drama / Romance / War
- Runtime:139 minutes
Cast
Liam Neeson : Robert Roy MacGregor
Jessica Lange : Mary MacGregor
John Hurt : Montrose
Tim Roth : Archibald Cunningham
Eric Stoltz : Alan MacDonald
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Chieftain Robert Roy MacGregor (Liam Neeson) arranges to borrow ?1,000 from the Marquess of Montrose (John Hurt) to finance a venture to buy and sell Highland cattle. He temporarily entrusts the money to his sub-chieftain Alan MacDonald (Eric Stoltz). However, Montrose’s factor Killearn (Brian Cox) and his sociopathic protégé Archibald Cunningham (Tim Roth) murder Alan and divide the money between themselves. MacGregor is now heavily in debt to Lord Montrose.
At a meeting to negotiate terms, Montrose agrees to write off the loss. In exchange, however, he orders MacGregor to testify falsely against the Duke of Argyll (Andrew Keir), saying he is involved in a Jacobite plot. Insulted, MacGregor refuses, saying that he considers perjury dishonourable.
Enraged, Montrose orders Cunningham to put MacGregor in debtor’s prison. MacGregor menaces Cunningham with a sgian dubh, declaring that his father spent two years in the same prison over a nobleman’s grudge. Montrose sends Cunningham with a small company of redcoats to hunt MacGregor down. The redcoats burn down MacGregor’s farm and slaughter his livestock, and Cunningham brutally rapes MacGregor’s wife Mary (Jessica Lange). Meanwhile, MacGregor’s hotheaded brother Alasdair (Brian McCardie) arrives as Montrose’s soldiers depart. After seeing Mary obsessively washing in the loch, he quickly realizes what has happened to her. Knowing that her rape was a calculated attack on her husband, Mary swears Alasdair to secrecy. Reluctantly, Alasdair agrees to keep silent.
Meanwhile, a girl from the MacGregor clan named Betty Sturrock (Vicki Masson) has been employed as a chambermaid at Montrose’s estate. She is having an affair with Cunningham, but when Killearn informs Montrose of her subsequent pregnancy, he dismisses her from service. After seeking refuge with MacGregor and Mary at their new home, she reveals that Killearn and Cunningham had stolen the money and murdered Alan. Read more
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