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St. Patrick: The Irish Legend

  • TV Movie
  • 20002000
  • 1h 40m
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St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (2000)
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A young Christian boy attends a druid worship that is attacked by invading Irish tribes. Taken captive, he is taken back to Ireland to become a slave. Enduring many hardships, he finds comfo... Read allA young Christian boy attends a druid worship that is attacked by invading Irish tribes. Taken captive, he is taken back to Ireland to become a slave. Enduring many hardships, he finds comfort and eventually salvation in his faith. After several years, he escapes back to England,... Read allA young Christian boy attends a druid worship that is attacked by invading Irish tribes. Taken captive, he is taken back to Ireland to become a slave. Enduring many hardships, he finds comfort and eventually salvation in his faith. After several years, he escapes back to England, where he joins a convent to prove his faith. His greatest desire is to return to Ireland ... Read all
IMDb RATING
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287
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  • Director
    • Robert Hughes
  • Writers
    • Martin Duffy
    • Robert Hughes
  • Stars
    • Patrick Bergin
    • Luke Griffin
    • Alan Bates
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  • Director
    • Robert Hughes
  • Writers
    • Martin Duffy
    • Robert Hughes
  • Stars
    • Patrick Bergin
    • Luke Griffin
    • Alan Bates
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    • 1Critic review
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    Luke Griffin in St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (2000)
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    Luke Griffin in St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (2000)
    Luke Griffin in St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (2000)

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    Patrick Bergin
    Patrick Bergin
    • Patrickas Patrick
    Luke Griffin
    Luke Griffin
    • Young Patrickas Young Patrick
    Alan Bates
    Alan Bates
    • Calporniusas Calpornius
    Susannah York
    Susannah York
    • Concessaas Concessa
    Malcolm McDowell
    Malcolm McDowell
    • Quentinas Quentin
    Eamonn Owens
    Eamonn Owens
    • Benignusas Benignus
    Chris McHallem
    • Auxiliusas Auxilius
    Michael Caven
    • Iserninusas Iserninus
    Stephen Brennan
    Stephen Brennan
    • Briainas Briain
    Adam Goodwin
    • Brother Peteras Brother Peter
    Peter Byrne
    • Ship Captainas Ship Captain
    Michael Carven
    Ned Dennehy
    Ned Dennehy
    • Lucet Maelas Lucet Mael
    James Flynn
    • Elias Eli
    Richard Gibson
    Richard Gibson
    • Bishop of Londonas Bishop of London
    Maria Hayden
    • Nualaas Nuala
    Sean McDonagh
    • Young Manas Young Man
    Pat McGrath
    • Millihusas Millihus
    • Director
      • Robert Hughes
    • Writers
      • Martin Duffy
      • Robert Hughes
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    Storyline

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    A young Christian boy attends a druid worship that is attacked by invading Irish tribes. Taken captive, he is taken back to Ireland to become a slave. Enduring many hardships, he finds comfort and eventually salvation in his faith. After several years, he escapes back to England, where he joins a convent to prove his faith. His greatest desire is to return to Ireland to convert the Irish to Christianity. Years later, he is given the opportunity. As soon as he sets foot on Irish soil. all of the snakes automatically flee from the land. He then overcomes many obstacles, including disagreements with the British Cardinal (Malcolm McDowell), to fulfill his destiny, and hie is ultimately given Sainthood. —John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
    • character name as title
    • st. patrick character
    • five word title
    • 5th century
    • actor shares first name with character
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    • Taglines
      • The man. The myth. The legend.
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
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    • Trivia
      Alan Bates was first asked to play Bishop Quentin.
    • Goofs
      Several of the companions of St. Patrick are shown wearing what is obviously a Franciscan habit. St. Francis of Assisi was not born until 1182 and did not gather an order around him until the 1200s, 800 years after St. Patrick.
    • Quotes

      Calpornius: The years of slavery must have taken their toll. Now you must seize the day as it presents itself. Patrick, you're my only son, the priesthood is nothing but poverty and obedience, how can you chose that above a life of wealth, status, and opportunity?

      Patrick: It's not my choice! Father, it's a calling I can hear. I keep having visions.

      Calpornius: Visions? You let visions rule your life?

      Patrick: It was a vision that led me home, I put my faith in it and here I am and now the visions are calling me back and I must put my trust in them.

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    A wonderful portrait of Ireland's Saint Patron.
    St. Patrick is probably one of the best known saints in the Western World, and certainly America's most revered one, his shamrocks and greenery covering New York and other great cities on his day. But even those devote Irish who proudly parade in or out of uniform, will learn something about the man who brought the Gospel to Ireland, in this splendid biopic which takes Patrick as a young Christian Scot who is captured and taken to Ireland as a slave, only to fall in love with these heathen people, and dedicate his whole life to save them from paganism.

    The film is supported by a splendid cast, but its principal merit is the sensible, unobtrusive way in which it mixes the human, heroic story of the man, with the necessary miracles of the saint, and his duel of prodigies with the heathen druids is casually inserted in the more factual story of his labours, not without catering to the Irish by depicting a rapacious "British church" in perhaps the only departure from strict historical truth, since Patrick lived long before the English considered themselves such. Which doesn't prevent Malcolm McDowell from adding another splendid villain to his gallery, as the ambitious and autarchic Bishop Quentin.
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    • IAGO-16
    • Mar 27, 2001

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sveti Patrik - Irska legenda
    • Filming locations
      • Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Fox Family Channel
      • Sharpmist III Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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