The Massacre of Glencoe
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The Massacre of Glencoe is a 1971 British
historical drama film
directed by Austin Campbell and starring James Robertson Justice
, Andrew Crawford and William Dysart
. The film depicts the 1692 Massacre of Glencoe
in Scotland
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
historical drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Austin Campbell and starring James Robertson Justice
James Robertson Justice
James Robertson Justice was a popular British character actor in British films of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.-Biography:...
, Andrew Crawford and William Dysart
William Dysart
William Dysart was a Scottish actor, known for his role as Alec Campbell in the 1970s television series Survivors....
. The film depicts the 1692 Massacre of Glencoe
Massacre of Glencoe
Early in the morning of 13 February 1692, in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution and the Jacobite uprising of 1689 led by John Graham of Claverhouse, an infamous massacre took place in Glen Coe, in the Highlands of Scotland. This incident is referred to as the Massacre of Glencoe, or in...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
Cast
- James Robertson JusticeJames Robertson JusticeJames Robertson Justice was a popular British character actor in British films of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.-Biography:...
- Macian - Andrew Crawford - Glenlyon
- William DysartWilliam DysartWilliam Dysart was a Scottish actor, known for his role as Alec Campbell in the 1970s television series Survivors....
- Breadalbane - David Orr - Sir John
- Sandie Nielson Argyll
- Arthur Boland - Lochiel
- John YoungJohn Young-Sports:* John Young , American baseball first baseman* John Young , English cricketer* John Young , English cricketer* John Young , soccer player...
- Colonel Hill - Charles FawcettCharles FawcettSir Charles Fawcett was a British historian. He served in the Indian Civil Service whilst India was a part of the British Empire. He published a number of articles and books related to Indian history and was an expert on the British East India Company...
- John Macdonald - George MorganGeorge MorganGeorge Morgan may refer to:*George Morgan , American actor and author*George Morgan , American merchant and representative to Native Americans*George Morgan , American screenwriter...
- Alasdair Macdonald - Ian Ireland - Lieutenant Lindsay