Lorna Doone (1990 film)

Lorna Doone
DVD cover
Based on	Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore
Directed by	Andrew Grieve
Starring	Polly Walker Sean Bean Clive Owen
Theme music composer	Julian Nott
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Alan Horrox Antony Root
Running time	87 minutes
Production company	Thames Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	26 December 1990 (1990-12-26)

Lorna Doone is a 1990 British drama television film directed by Andrew Grieve and starring Polly Walker, Sean Bean and Clive Owen.^[1] It is based on the 1869 novel Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore set in the West Country during Monmouth's Rebellion. It was made by Thames Television and aired on ITV.

Locations

Location filming took place near Glasgow in Scotland rather than the West Country, as producer Alan Horrox explained in The Spectator, "[the novel Lorna Doone] demands sweeping moorland vistas, plunging waterfalls, and a secret valley, as well as much else besides. When we researched the available locations on Exmoor, we discovered that much of the area has changed profoundly since the 17th-century setting of the original novel...I believe it could never successfully evoke the full-blooded dramatic sweep of this classic novel."^[2][3]

Plot

West country yeoman John Ridd (Clive Owen) vows to avenge the death of his father by destroying the land-grabbing Doone family. Then he meets, and immediately falls in love with, the beautiful and innocent Lorna Doone (Polly Walker).

Cast

• John Ridd as Clive Owen
• Carver Doone as Sean Bean
• Lorna Doone as Polly Walker
• Sarah Ridd as Billie Whitelaw
• Tom Faggus as Miles Anderson
• Judge Jeffreys as Kenneth Haigh
• Annie Ridd as Jane Gurnett
• Sir Ensor Doone as Robert Stephens
• Ensie Doone as Euan Grant Maclachlan
• John Ridd's Father as Michael Mackenzie
• Young John as Andrew Ferguson
• Young Lorna as Claire Madden
• Neighbour as Paul Young
• Priest as Martin Heller
• Lady Dugal as Rachel Kempson
• James II - Hugh Fraser

Critical reception

AllMovie called it "one of the more rewarding film adaptations of the venerable R. D. Blackmore novel."^[4]

References

1. "Lorna Doone". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009.
2. "Lorna Doone (1994)". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
3. "Scottish Lorna Doone". The Spectator Archive. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
4. "Lorna Doone (1993)(sic) | Directed by Andrew Grieve". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022.

External links

Lorna Doone at IMDb