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Stone of Destiny (2008) -- The story of Ian Hamilton, a dedicated nationalist who reignited Scottish national pride in the 1950s with his daring raid on the heart of England to bring the Stone of Scone back to Scotland.
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6.7/10   828 votes
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Release Date:
19 December 2008 (UK) more
Tagline:
A heist 600 years in the making
Plot:
The story of Ian Hamilton, a dedicated nationalist who reignited Scottish national pride in the 1950s with his daring raid on the heart of England to bring the Stone of Scone back to Scotland. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
Why the Negative Press? more (15 total)

Cast

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Charlie Cox ... Ian Hamilton

Kate Mara ... Kay Matheson

Billy Boyd ... Bill Craig

Robert Carlyle ... John MacCormick
Ciaron Kelly ... Alan Stuart
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rab Affleck ... Old Gypsy
Gillian Aitken ... 1950's Student
Janine Ballantyne ... 1950's Student
Ross Bennie ... 1950's Student
Juliet Cadzow ... Ian's mother
Alan Cuthbertson ... Police Officer CID
Ron Donachie ... Nightwatchman Murphy
Adrienne Fraser ... 1950's Student
Brenda Fricker ... Mrs. McQuarry
Mark Harvey ... Cheering Student
Pauline King ... Jen
Bryan Lowe ... Brian / Obnoxious Student
Stephen McCole ... Gavin Vernon
Ashley McFarlane ... Gavin's Girl 1
Iain McGregor ... Abbey Worker
Johnny Meres ... Detective Simpkins

Peter Mullan ... Ian's dad
Rod Scott ... Policeman
Adam Smith ... Tourist
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for language and some incidental smoking.
Runtime:
96 min
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Certification:
USA:PG | UK:PG | Argentina:Atp | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Robert Carlyle, who played John McCormick in this film, also starred in "Hamish Macbeth" (1995), a show whose final episode also dealt with a theft of the Stone of Destiny. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: In the scene where Charlie Cox is cycling towards 1950s Glasgow University, a modern day (2007) Glasgow council van can be seen in the background. more
Quotes:
Ian Hamilton: [Worried about their previous encounter with the police] They've got our names.
Gavin Vernon: They've also got our stone!
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Soundtrack:
Wild Mountain Thyme more

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11 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Why the Negative Press?, 9 December 2008
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Author: demurphs-1 from United Kingdom

I went to see Stone of Destiny recently and have to say that I very impressed. I felt that the director captured the 1950s period perfectly Personally I didn't see much wrong with the movie, which I found humorous and witty with some of the actors playing their parts extremely well.

As far as any negative press re the movie is concerned I believe that there may be a Political slant on this as it may well be that Unionist political parties were a little frightened of the movie stirring up a wave of Scottish Nationalism which under the current climate may have resulted in Independence for Scotland!

They cant afford to lose us Scots you know?

We have so much going for us in Scotland and for those people who say that they are happy with the Union, fair enough, but there are also a great many who aren't and would love the opportunity to go it alone.

The time has Come

Scotland the Brave!

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