Rob Roy

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.

Cast

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

as Robert Roy MacGregor

Jessica Lange

Jessica Lange

as Mary MacGregor

John Hurt

John Hurt

as John Graham

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

as Archibald Cunningham

Eric Stoltz

Eric Stoltz

as Alan MacDonald

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

as Killearn

Jason Flemyng

Jason Flemyng

as Gregor

Andrew Keir

Andrew Keir

as Argyll

Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

as Morag

Brian McCardie

Brian McCardie

as Alasdair

Reviews

John Chard

Do not think that all sins go unpunished in this life, Montrose. Rob Roy is directed by Michael Caton-Jones and written by Alan Sharp. It stars Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz, Andrew Keir and Brian Cox. Music is by Carter Burwell and cinematography by Karl Walter Li...

Wuchak

_**Featuring One of Cinema's Greatest Villains -- EVER**_ "Rob Roy" came out in 1995 with a couple other heroic swordplay films: "Braveheart" and "First Knight." I prefer "Rob Roy" to "Braveheart," even though the two films shouldn't really be compared since "Rob Roy" focuses on the conflict of i...

CinemaSerf

As a Scot, I tend to look upon the Hollywood treatment of our national history with considerable disdain at the best of times - this is not a film that encourages me to change that philosophy. The general heather and whisky sentiment; the unsophisticated but honourable Scots versus the evil, occupyi...

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