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The Fighting Prince of Donegal

  • 19661966
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  • 1h 50m
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The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966)
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After inheriting his father's title, the young noble Hugh O'Connell is taken hostage by the English viceroy but escapes to lead an uprising.After inheriting his father's title, the young noble Hugh O'Connell is taken hostage by the English viceroy but escapes to lead an uprising.After inheriting his father's title, the young noble Hugh O'Connell is taken hostage by the English viceroy but escapes to lead an uprising.
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    • Michael O'Herlihy
    • Robert Westerby(screenplay)
    • Robert T. Reilley(book "Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal")
  • Stars
    • Peter McEnery
    • Susan Hampshire
    • Tom Adams
    • Michael O'Herlihy
    • Robert Westerby(screenplay)
    • Robert T. Reilley(book "Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal")
  • Stars
    • Peter McEnery
    • Susan Hampshire
    • Tom Adams
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    • 8User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Peter McEnery
    Peter McEnery
    • Hugh O'Donnell
    Susan Hampshire
    Susan Hampshire
    • Kathleen McSweeney
    Tom Adams
    Tom Adams
    • Henry O'Neill
    Gordon Jackson
    Gordon Jackson
    • Captain Leeds
    Norman Wooland
    Norman Wooland
    • Sir John Perrott
    Richard Leech
    Richard Leech
    • Phelim O'Toole
    Peter Jeffrey
    Peter Jeffrey
    • Sergeant
    Marie Kean
    Marie Kean
    • The Mother
    Bill Owen
    Bill Owen
    • Officer Powell
    Peggy Marshall
    • Princess Ineen
    Maurice Roëves
    Maurice Roëves
    • Martin
    Donal McCann
    Donal McCann
    • Sean O'Toole
    Fidelma Murphy
    • Moire
    John Forbes-Robertson
    John Forbes-Robertson
    Patrick Holt
    Patrick Holt
    Robert Cawdron
    Robert Cawdron
    Maire O'Neill
    • Moire's Sister
    Máire Ní Ghráinne
    • Moire's Sister
      • Michael O'Herlihy
      • Robert Westerby(screenplay)
      • Robert T. Reilley(book "Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal")
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    • Trivia
      Mark Eden had his first starring role in this film, but during the third day of shooting he had to jump off a horse and run down a hill; he caught his foot in a rabbit hole and broke his ankle. This resulted in him being dropped from the film and losing his five-year contract with Disney.
    • Goofs
      The song "O'Donnell Aboo," which is sung at the film's conclusion was not written until the 1840s and refers to events in the Nine Year's War, which took place from 1593 to 1602. The film begins in 1587, prior to the conflict.
    • Quotes

      Hugh O'Donnell: ...I am the Prince of Donegal and nobody's servant!

    • Alternate versions
      The version shown on television had an opening scene featuring Queen Elizabeth I, but this scene was omitted in the theatrical version.
    • Connections
      Featured in L'ami public numéro un: La belle au bois dormant (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      O'Donnell Aboo
      (uncredited)

      Music by Michael Joseph McCann (c. 1843)

      Arranged by Eric Rogers

      Heard instrumentally throughout the film on the soundtrack

      Also sung by Andrew Keir and cast at conclusion

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    not that far off the mark
    Certainly Walt Disney took liberties with the story of Hugh O'Donnell in order to make it more appealing to to the teen magazine culture of the 60's but his history is not that far off the mark. Much of the music is based on traditional Irish themes, most notably, "O'Donnell Abu" the marching song of the O'Donnell clan. Interestingly, the main cast though playing Irish figures, were English (McEnery, Hampshire, Adams).

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    Red Hugh O'Donnell (1571 - 1602)

    In the early 1500's the Irish families and clans were still warring amongst themselves - O'Donnell's own grandfather was imprisoned by Hugh's half-uncle who warred with Hugh's father.

    In the mid-1500's some chieftains, most notably, the O'Donnell, were working to unify the Irish clans.

    Sir John Perrot (English deputy), in order to check the rising power of the O'Donnells planned to capture Hugh. A ship with a cargo of Spanish wine came into Lough Swilly, and the seventeen year old Red Hugh and two companions were invited on board where Hugh was captured. He was taken to Dublin Castle where he was imprisoned.

    Three years later at Christmas time, Hugh, Henry & Art O'Neill escaped. It was their second attempt. Enduring a freezing three-day march across the snow-covered Wicklow Mountains they became separated. Art died of exposure but Hugh, aided by countrymen, made it to his father's castle in Donegal. Hugh lost at least two toes to frostbite and was said to limp after.

    After his escape, his father made Hugh "the O'Donnell" and retired to a monastery. In 1598 he, with the O'Neills, defeated the English in the battle of the Yellow Ford. After a defeat at Kinsale a few years later Hugh went to Spain for help. He was received by Philip III but fell ill in 1602, possibly of poisoning at the hand of an English spy. He was 31 and left no heirs. He was buried in Spain but the church no longer exists and his burial site is lost forever.
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      • October 1, 1966 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Disney's Official Site
      • English
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      • Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    • 1 hour 50 minutes

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