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The Bruce

  • 19961996
  • 1h 47m
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4.6/10
611
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The Bruce (1996)
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In the early 14th century, Scottish warrior and Earl Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scots, leading Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England.In the early 14th century, Scottish warrior and Earl Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scots, leading Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England.In the early 14th century, Scottish warrior and Earl Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scots, leading Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England.
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
611
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    • Bob Carruthers
    • David McWhinnie
    • Bob Carruthers(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Gary Andrew
    • Brian Blessed
    • Richard Brimblecombe
    • Bob Carruthers
    • David McWhinnie
    • Bob Carruthers(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Gary Andrew
    • Brian Blessed
    • Richard Brimblecombe
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    • 12User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Gary Andrew
    • Scottish Soldier
    Brian Blessed
    Brian Blessed
    • Edward I
    Richard Brimblecombe
    Richard Brimblecombe
    • Edward II
    Conor Chamberlain
    • Elizabeth Bruce
    Steven Clark
    • English Soldier
    Tomm Cody
    • Soldier
    Pavel Douglas
    Pavel Douglas
    • John 'Red' Comyn
    Ross Dunsmore
    • Nigel Bruce
    Vincent Faber
    • Scottish Soldier
    Kern Falconer
    • Black Douglas
    Heather Flannagan
    • Majorie Bruce
    Graeme Ford
    • Knight to Edward I
    Dee Hepburn
    Dee Hepburn
    • Mary Bruce
    John Hoye
    John Hoye
    • Edward James
    Barrie Ingham
    Barrie Ingham
    • Gloucester
    Paul Kerr
    • knight to Edward II
    Michael Leighton
    • Aubrey
    Jon-Michael Lindsey
    • English Knight
      • Bob Carruthers
      • David McWhinnie
      • Bob Carruthers(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      A Dunfermline schoolgirl skipped school one day and landed a part in this, crowning Robert the Bruce. She went on to film other scenes, including a corpse. Although she never got paid, she claims it was the most exciting thing that happened. She was shy because she'd never been in front of a camera before, but she found it easy, as the set was closed when Oliver Reed was in the coronation scene. The crown on Sandy (Robert The Bruce) kept slipping off his wig . He told the girl that inside was a dot which was supposed to sit at the back. This helped. The next scene was perfect and they kept it in the film, where she smiles at her friends next to her, happy that it stayed on.
    • Alternate versions
      UK versions were cut by 16 secs by the BBFC to remove all shots of women's bloodstained breasts.

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    5/10
    Now's The Time...And Now's The Hour...
    I got this film (and an exclusive baseball cap - hence the snazzy tagline above) back in 1996 when I turned 20. Given that Braveheart dominated Scottish cinema - even overshadowing the superior Rob Roy with Liam Neeson and Jessica Lang - a crowd funded production with distinct my mixed values was always going to struggle, no matter how well intentioned.

    So I have a little soft spot for an amatuerish, threadbare movie that made a deeply flawed, if honest, attempt to accurately address the historical record during a crucial period of Scotland's history - no easy feat given the fragmented, contradictory, mythical or non - existent accounts of these times. A straightforward telling was never going to be possible.

    Although it was a bit of fun watching 1990s pop culture icon Michael Van Wijk aka the villianeous Wolf from ITV's Gladiators, and Scottish folk singer Ronnie Brown (the surviving Corrie), a special nod must be given to Oliver Reed - head and shoulders the best thing about The Bruce. With his quiet, dignified and restrained performance was Reed showing us what he was capable of as an actor - preparation for an first class swansong with a Gladiator of a different kind?
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    • Release date
      • April 12, 1996 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
      • Gaelic
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    • Filming locations
      • Blackness Castle, Blackness, Linlithgow, Falkirk, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Cromwell Productions Ltd.
      • Lamancha Productions
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    • 1 hour 47 minutes
      • Dolby Stereo

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