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The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae

19846.03h 0m

Overview

The story of two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the Jacobite rising of 1745.

Directed by Douglas Hickox
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson, William Bast
Produced by Peter Graham Scott, Hugh Benson
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Top Cast

Michael York

Michael York

James Durie

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Lord Durrisdeer

Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Mr. MacKellar

Finola Hughes

Finola Hughes

Alison Graeme

Nickolas Grace

Nickolas Grace

Dass

Brian Blessed

Brian Blessed

Captain Teach

Ed Bishop

Ed Bishop

Pinkerton

Nick Brimble

Nick Brimble

Chew

Brian Coburn

Brian Coburn

John Mountain

Timothy Dalton

Timothy Dalton

Col Francis Burke

About The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae is a adventure, tv movie, drama film released in 1984. Directed by Douglas Hickox, it stars Michael York, John Gielgud, Ian Richardson. The story of two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the Jacobite rising of 1745.

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