The Bruce (film)

The Bruce
Directed by	Bob Carruthers David McWhinnie
Screenplay by	Bob Carruthers
Produced by	Bob Carruthers David McWhinnie
Starring	Brian Blessed Richard Brimblecombe Pavel Douglas Dee Hepburn
Cinematography	Chris Weaver
Edited by	Owen Parker
Music by	Gordon Dougall Paul Farrer
Production company	Cromwell Productions, Ltd.
Distributed by	Prime Time Entertainment
Release date	12 April 1996 (1996-04-12)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$500,000.00

The Bruce is a 1996 medieval historical film set in Scotland and England. The film focuses primarily on the rise to power of Robert I of Scotland, culminating in the Battle of Bannockburn in AD 1314.

This film was directed by Bob Carruthers and David McWhinnie. Parts of the film were shot at Craigmillar Castle in Edinburgh, and at Peebles in the Scottish Borders.^[1]

Cast

• Sandy Welch as Robert I of Scotland
• Oliver Reed as Robert Wishart
• Brian Blessed as Edward I of England
• Richard Brindlecombe as Edward II of England
• Pavel Douglas as John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch
• Hildegarde Neil as Eleanor of Castile
• Michael Van Wijk as Henry de Bohun
• Dee Hepburn as Mary Bruce
• Ronnie Browne as Maxwell
• Barrie Ingham as Gloucester
• Jake D'Arcy as Chief MacKenzie

See also

• List of historical drama films
• Wars of Scottish Independence

References

1. (2015) Filmed here - 1996, The Bruce, Bob Carruthers, David McWhinnie Film Edinburgh, Retrieved 20 February 2015

External links

• The Bruce at IMDb