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Sinful Davey

  • 19691969
  • RR
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
517
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Sinful Davey (1969)
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Crime
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.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
517
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • John Huston
  • Writers
    • James R. Webb
    • David Haggart(book "The Life of David Haggart")
  • Stars
    • John Hurt
    • Pamela Franklin
    • Nigel Davenport
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Huston
  • Writers
    • James R. Webb
    • David Haggart(book "The Life of David Haggart")
  • Stars
    • John Hurt
    • Pamela Franklin
    • Nigel Davenport
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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  • Photos18

    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 Haggartas Davey Haggart
    Pamela Franklin
    Pamela Franklin
    • Annieas Annie
    Nigel Davenport
    Nigel Davenport
    • Richardsonas Richardson
    Ronald Fraser
    Ronald Fraser
    • MacNabas MacNab
    Robert Morley
    Robert Morley
    • Duke of Argyllas Duke of Argyll
    Fidelma Murphy
    • Jean Carlisleas Jean Carlisle
    Maxine Audley
    Maxine Audley
    • Duchess of Argyllas Duchess of Argyll
    Fionnula Flanagan
    Fionnula Flanagan
    • Penelopeas Penelope
    • (as Fionnuala Flanagan)
    Donal McCann
    Donal McCann
    • Sir James Campbellas Sir James Campbell
    Allan Cuthbertson
    Allan Cuthbertson
    • Captain Douglasas Captain Douglas
    Eddie Byrne
    Eddie Byrne
    • Yorkshire Billas Yorkshire Bill
    Niall MacGinnis
    Niall MacGinnis
    • Boots Simpsonas Boots Simpson
    • (as Niall MacGinniss)
    Noel Purcell
    Noel Purcell
    • Jockas Jock
    Judith Furse
    Judith Furse
    • Maryas Mary
    Francis De Wolff
    • Andrewas Andrew
    • (as Francis de Wolff)
    Paul Farrell
    • Bailiffas Bailiff
    Geoffrey Golden
    • Warder McEwanas Warder McEwan
    Leon Collins
    Leon Collins
    • Doctor Greshamas Doctor Gresham
    • Director
      • John Huston
    • Writers
      • James R. Webb
      • David Haggart(book "The Life of David Haggart") (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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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 reviews8

    Review
    Top review
    3/10
    Amazingly tepid....at best.
    John Hurt stars as David Haggart, a man who longs to be a bigger thief and scoundrel than his father...who was hung at age 20. Throughout the film, Davey commits a long list of evil deeds all in this quest to be truly dreadful!

    While this brief summary might make it sound like "Sinful Davey" is a rollicking comedy, don't think that at all. While it's SUPPOSED to be funny and quite bawdy, I never once smirked or thought any of this was fun to watch in any way. Oddly, despite Davey trying to be a sinful jerk, watching his antics I was shocked how unfunny and dull the whole thing was. I think Hurt tried (despite not being Scottish, like his character)...but the script simply wasn't funny nor all that interesting. Overall, an uninspired and tepid (at best) movie...one that lost money when it debuted and surely deserved such a fate.
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    • Apr 7, 2020

    Details

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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
    • 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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