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A love story of a woman married to a quiet school-teacher who has an affair with a handsome young English Major. Read more

Starring	Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard, Sarah Miles, Sarah Miles
Director	David Lean
Genres	Drama, Romance

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- An awe-inspiringly tedious lump of soggy romanticism, set in Ireland amid the Troubles of 1916, but with much of the... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
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- - 20
  - 5
  A master of a film
  
  What a film, I have been to the place where this was filmed, and the film itself is as breathtaking as the actual place in Ireland. The only problem i found was... read more »
  
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  - mark2004uk
  - 9 reviews
  - Darwen
  - 25 Feb 2006 at 21:32
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  Amazing photography......
  
  This has got to be one of the best visually appealing movies. The setting and photography are wonderful and do distract from the storyline a little. It's ... read more »
  
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  - Witham
  - 15 Apr 2010 at 13:37
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  very good
  
  this is an amazing film scenery in Ireland is beautiful and the acting top rate. slightly sad at times but it does show the bigatry that prevailled
  
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- - muski
  - 51 reviews
  - Chichester
  - 01 Mar 2010 at 14:27
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  Ryans Daughter
  
  An incredible performance by all the main actors, especially John Mills as the village idiot, Michael. Very thought provoking and kept you focused and ... read more »
  
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  - Berkshire
  - 10 Feb 2010 at 09:53
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  breathtaking Ireland
  
  A big production, big buget for its time, beautiful cinematography showcasing South West of Ireland esp the town of Dingle. Good perforamces from Robert Mitchum... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 07 Feb 2010 at 20:00
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  Simply stunning...
  
  If ever there was one example of why professional critics need to go and get a proper job this is surely it... Mauled by the critics of the time when it should... read more »
  
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  - Bangor
  - 05 Feb 2009 at 03:35
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  Don't listen to the critics
  
  OK, so it's not in the same league as Doctor Zhivago or Lawrence of Arabia, but there are still strong peformances from all the main actors (especially ... read more »
  
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  - Whitchurch
  - 15 Jan 2009 at 15:08
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  Surprisingly good
  
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  I rented this film purely on the recommendation of my sister, on the strength of its Irish scenery, an area we'd been on holiday to very recently. I had no ... read more »
  
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- - EphraimGadsby
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  - Bury St. Edmunds
  - 29 Sep 2008 at 17:07
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  ryans daughter
  
  Great film with outstanding performances from john mills and sarah miles. One of those films you have to watch every so often. Highly recommend.
  
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  - Colchester
  - 23 Sep 2008 at 20:21
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  haunting
  
  I saw this movie a month ago but it's images and characters still haunt me. That's what I think makes a Great movie.
  
  Yes it had faults, all ... read more »
  
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  - BRISTOL
  - 22 Aug 2008 at 11:44
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  Ryan's Daughter
  
  I had heard about this film, had never seen it. A very long film on 2 discs! I found it slow-moving and tedious.
  
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  - 16 Apr 2008 at 17:34
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  A master of a film
  
  What a film, I have been to the place where this was filmed, and the film itself is as breathtaking as the actual place in Ireland. The only problem i found was... read more »
  
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  - mark2004uk
  - 9 reviews
  - Darwen
  - 25 Feb 2006 at 21:32
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  Stands the test of time
  
  The criticisms of this film are well known, mainly taking too long to say too little. Perhaps, but it does allow the director time to develop the characters in ... read more »
  
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  - Perthshire, Scotland
  - 26 Feb 2006 at 13:56
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  masterpiece
  
  Sweeping saga set in beautiful ireland.great acting all around especially sir john mills as the village idiot.sir john didnt utter a single sentence but picked ... read more »
  
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- - janice scott
  - newcastle upon tyne
  - 09 May 2006 at 11:43
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  Disappointed
  
  This promised to be a good film. However we were only sent disc 1 so missed the last 40 minutes or so of the film. Sofa Cinema only lists it as one disc. They ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 06 Sep 2007 at 20:37
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  Surprisingly good
  
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  I rented this film purely on the recommendation of my sister, on the strength of its Irish scenery, an area we'd been on holiday to very recently. I had no ... read more »
  
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- - EphraimGadsby
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  - Bury St. Edmunds
  - 29 Sep 2008 at 17:07
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  haunting
  
  I saw this movie a month ago but it's images and characters still haunt me. That's what I think makes a Great movie.
  
  Yes it had faults, all ... read more »
  
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  - BRISTOL
  - 22 Aug 2008 at 11:44
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  Ryans Daughter
  
  An incredible performance by all the main actors, especially John Mills as the village idiot, Michael. Very thought provoking and kept you focused and ... read more »
  
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  - Berkshire
  - 10 Feb 2010 at 09:53
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  David Lean's Neglected Masterpiece
  
  The 2 disk DVD of 'Ryan's Daughter' shows a beautifully restored print of a beautiful film; a film which was so badly mauled by the reviewers in ... read more »
  
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- - Graham Rose
  - North Wales
  - 18 Feb 2006 at 18:11
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  Unmissable
  
  This film may have been made 36 years ago but it stands the test of time.
  
  Great story, terrific acting stunning scenery the film lasts three hours ... read more »
  
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  - Hoddesdon England
  - 07 Mar 2006 at 18:00
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  Beautiful scenery and heady passion
  
  Great film, great story, only mystery was how it took so long to come out on DVD. The scenery is stunning and the acting superb. Only quibble is that some of ... read more »
  
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  - Southwick Sussex
  - 15 Mar 2006 at 16:07

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