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Sinful Davey

  • 1969
  • R
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Sinful Davey (1969)
AdventureComedyCrime

The humorous adventures of the notorious Scottish highwayman and thief Davey Haggart during the 1820s in Britain.The humorous adventures of the notorious Scottish highwayman and thief Davey Haggart during the 1820s in Britain.The humorous adventures of the notorious Scottish highwayman and thief Davey Haggart during the 1820s in Britain.

  • Director
    • John Huston
  • Writers
    • James R. Webb
    • David Haggart
  • Stars
    • John Hurt
    • Pamela Franklin
    • Nigel Davenport
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    549
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Huston
    • Writers
      • James R. Webb
      • David Haggart
    • Stars
      • John Hurt
      • Pamela Franklin
      • Nigel Davenport
    • 9User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    John Hurt in Sinful Davey (1969)
    John Hurt in Sinful Davey (1969)
    John Hurt, Ronald Fraser, and Fidelma Murphy in Sinful Davey (1969)
    John Hurt in Sinful Davey (1969)
    John Hurt in Sinful Davey (1969)
    John Hurt and Pamela Franklin in Sinful Davey (1969)
    John Hurt in Sinful Davey (1969)
    John Hurt, Eileen Murphy, Fidelma Murphy, and Mickser Reid in Sinful Davey (1969)
    John Hurt and Ronald Fraser in Sinful Davey (1969)
    Robert Morley in Sinful Davey (1969)
    Nigel Davenport in Sinful Davey (1969)
    Ronald Fraser in Sinful Davey (1969)

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    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    • Davey Haggart
    Pamela Franklin
    Pamela Franklin
    • Annie
    Nigel Davenport
    Nigel Davenport
    • Richardson
    Ronald Fraser
    Ronald Fraser
    • MacNab
    Robert Morley
    Robert Morley
    • Duke of Argyll
    Fidelma Murphy
    • Jean Carlisle
    Maxine Audley
    Maxine Audley
    • Duchess of Argyll
    Fionnula Flanagan
    Fionnula Flanagan
    • Penelope
    • (as Fionnuala Flanagan)
    Donal McCann
    Donal McCann
    • Sir James Campbell
    Allan Cuthbertson
    Allan Cuthbertson
    • Captain Douglas
    Eddie Byrne
    Eddie Byrne
    • Yorkshire Bill
    Niall MacGinnis
    Niall MacGinnis
    • Boots Simpson
    • (as Niall MacGinniss)
    Noel Purcell
    Noel Purcell
    • Jock
    Judith Furse
    Judith Furse
    • Mary
    Francis De Wolff
    Francis De Wolff
    • Andrew
    • (as Francis de Wolff)
    Paul Farrell
    • Bailiff
    Geoffrey Golden
    • Warder McEwan
    Leon Collins
    Leon Collins
    • Doctor Gresham
    • Director
      • John Huston
    • Writers
      • James R. Webb
      • David Haggart(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Executive producer Walter Mirisch complained that John Huston acted unprofessionally in the post-production period after the shooting of this movie. The initial preview of Huston's cut of the movie in New York City was disastrous, and Huston refused to cut the movie after attending another preview, informing Mirisch, via his agent, that "he liked it just the way it is." Huston's agent informed Mirisch that his client "didn't see any reason to be present at previews." United Artists, which financed the movie, was upset over the previews, and demanded a re-edit. Huston refused to re-cut it, and the re-editing process was overseen by Mirisch. This movie was a failure at the box-office. In his 2008 memoir, "I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History", Walter Mirisch writes that, "John Huston, in his autobiography, said that he was aghast when he saw what I had done in the re-editing of his picture. Responding to preview criticism, I had tried to make it less draggy and more accessible to American audiences. I saw John Huston again on a couple of occasions, many years after the release of 'Sinful Davey', and he was very cold, as I was to him. I thought his behavior in abandoning the picture was unprofessional." The two, who had worked together on Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1956), never collaborated again.
    • Goofs
      10 minutes in, when Davey and McNab hear Annie calling, the sky above them is gray and overcast, but a few seconds later as they run down the hill, it has cleared and is bright blue.
    • Quotes

      Davey Haggart: [looking at his "Wanted" poster, disappointed] Five guineas? Is that all such a man is worth?

      MacNab: Aye, King Geordie was never noted for his generosity.

    • Connections
      Referenced in John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Sinful Davey
      Music by Ken Thorne

      Lyrics by Don Black

      Sung by Esther Ofarim

    User reviews9

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    6/10
    Ordinary Decent Scotsman
    SINFUL DAVEY is based on the true story of Scottish highwayman and thief Davey Haggart (played by a very young John Hurt), who wants to be just like his deceased (guess how he died) father.

    It is a light-hearted movie that really is neither very spectacular nor special, but is very well-done. A nice movie to see on a rainy afternoon, to say it with a cliché. The film has good performances all around (especially Hurt and Franklin) and some funny bits. It is however nowhere near as funny as the recent ORDINARY DECENT CRIMINAL (also based on a true story).6/10
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    • PeterJackson
    • Jul 17, 2000

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    • Release date
      • May 7, 1969 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dave - zuhaus in allen Betten
    • Filming locations
      • Ardmore Studios, Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Mirisch-Webb
      • The Mirisch Corporation
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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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