Heartland

1989 1h 38m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 2

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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This "Play on One" story depicts Jack and his farming family in West Wales. They have built up their dairy herd with vast loans and are then told they must cut back on milk production and slaughter some of the herd. The community launches a campaign against the quotas, but Jack takes the law into his own hands.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Anthony Hopkins
Jack
Lynn Farleigh
Rachel
Mark Lewis Jones
Iwan
Martin Glyn Murray
Glyn
Hugh Fraser
Saunders
Jane Horrocks
Pam
Paul Humpoletz
Grosz
Glyn Houston
Old Jack

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kevin Billington
Writers: John Berger, Steve Gough
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kevin Billington, shot by Russ Walker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tim Kruydenburg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Anthony Hopkins and Lynn Farleigh and Mark Lewis Jones carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0097491 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kevin Billington directs. Russ Walker behind the camera. Tim Kruydenburg cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Kevin Billington, shot by Russ Walker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Tim Kruydenburg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Anthony Hopkins and Lynn Farleigh and Mark Lewis Jones carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0097491 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "wales", "globalization", "family business ", "arrested".