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Far and Away
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Overview

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6.2/10   19,906 votes
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Director:
Ron Howard
Writers (WGA):
Bob Dolman (story) &
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Release Date:
22 May 1992 (USA) more
Tagline:
They needed a country that was big enough for both of their dreams. more
Plot:
A young man (Cruise) leaves Ireland with his landlord's daughter (Kidman) after some trouble with her father... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 nominations more
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(9 articles)
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User Comments:
A wonderful film, a treat for the eyes and ears! more (73 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tom Cruise ... Joseph Donnelly

Nicole Kidman ... Shannon Christie

Thomas Gibson ... Stephen Chase
Robert Prosky ... Daniel Christie
Barbara Babcock ... Nora Christie
Cyril Cusack ... Danty Duff
Eileen Pollock ... Molly Kay

Colm Meaney ... Kelly
Douglas Gillison ... Dermody

Michelle Johnson ... Grace

Wayne Grace ... Bourke

Niall Toibin ... Joe
Barry McGovern ... McGuire
Gary Lee Davis ... Gordon

Jared Harris ... Paddy
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some violence and sensuality.
Runtime:
140 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The dress that Shannon admires in the shop window in Boston is the same dress worn by Clara Clayton (Mary Steenburgen) in the last scene of Back to the Future Part III (1990). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The night before the race, as Joseph talks in the tent about how he'll win his land, the tent wall behind him has clearly visible seams that he is supposed to fall through. When he falls and gets up again, the tent isn't ripped, as if someone fell in, it's parted, as if they were sewn that way. more
Quotes:
Dermody: Mike! Mike!
[shrieks]
Dermody: Mike!
Kelly: [winces] Jesus Christ, Dermody! When's your voice gonna change?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in New Frontiers: Making 'The Missing' (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
BOOK OF DAYS more

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16 out of 26 people found the following comment useful.
A wonderful film, a treat for the eyes and ears!, 10 January 2003
10/10
Author: IMSully from California

This film is a wonderful tale of hope, failure and fulfillment. Unpopular with critics and snobs, it captures history in a rare and rewarding way, that recognizes the trials and travails of the Irish. The Gaels like so many other displaced ethnicities realized their full potential in America.

Most films never develop an audience, and even fewer develop one that transcends generations. `Far and Away' appeals to adults and young people, so much so, that it has recently been re-released in DVD format. It has also established a niche in television rebroadcasts. These annuals rebroadcasts put the lie to the "wisdom" of the critics, and prove the films natural popularity with movie-lovers.

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