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Darby O'Gill and the Little People

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Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)

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Reviews Counted: 13

Fresh: 13

Rotten:0

Average Rating: 6.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Darby O'Gill (Albert Sharpe) is a man with the Irish gift of gab who finds himself face-to-face with the magical little people, the leprechauns, in an underestimated Disney classic. Unexpectedly,... Darby O'Gill (Albert Sharpe) is a man with the Irish gift of gab who finds himself face-to-face with the magical little people, the leprechauns, in an underestimated Disney classic. Unexpectedly, one of the old storyteller's tall tales comes true when he captures the King of the Leprechauns, who must grant him three wishes. Unfortunately, all the wishes backfire in amusing, and sometimes frightening, ways. This classic family film features the era's cutting edge special effects and beautiful Irish scenery. [More]

Starring: Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery, Jimmy O'Dea

Starring: Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery, Jimmy O'Dea, Kieron Moore, Estelle Winwood, Walter Fitzgerald, Denis O'Dea, J. G. Devlin, Jack MacGowran

Director: Robert Stevenson

Director: Robert Stevenson
Producer: Walt Disney
Composer: Oliver Wallace

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Release:

Aug 3, 2004

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Mono Sound - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurette - 1. MR. CONNERY GOES TO HOLLWOOD
  • 2. LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG EFFECTS
  • 3. I CAPTURED THE KING OF THE LEPRECHAUNS

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The film presents a series of utterly charming moments, some magical and some down-to-earth but, considering the setting, equally utopian.

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03/10/08
Douglas Pratt
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...ultimately an entertaining (if all-too-slight) piece of work.

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06/21/07
David Nusair
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One of the rare few family movies that should enchant both children and grown-ups.

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04/30/07
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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I have to admit that by the second or third time I saw leprechauns depicted as magical by speeding up the film, I was hoping for someone to show up with a gun.

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03/14/07
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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[An] overpoweringly charming concoction of standard Gaelic tall stories, fantasy and romance.

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03/25/06
A.H. Weiler
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For those of a sentimental turn, there is the delight of watching young Connery romancing the ineffably wholesome Janet Munro, a couple of years before things turned nasty for Commander Bond at Crab Key with the somewhat more knowing Ursula Andress.

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02/11/06
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It's a delightful movie filled with delightful characters, delightful scenery, and delightful special effects.

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10/31/03
Carol Cling
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This excellent fantasy romps through the folklore world of Ireland.

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