Ken Loach Collection - 2-DVD Set ( O thirofylakas ) ( The Gamekeeper (Game Keeper) / Raining Stones )

Ken Loach Collection - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

Out of Stock

Original Title: O thirofylakas
Alternate Title: The Gamekeeper (Game Keeper) / Raining Stones
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Ceasar Awards
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
Goya Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Surround )
English ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
174 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1980 - 1993 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Ken Loach

Written By:
Barry Hines
Ken Loach
Jim Allen

Actors:
Phil Askham ..... George Purse
Rita May ..... Mary
Andrew Grubb ..... John
Peter Steels ..... Ian
Michael Hinchcliffe ..... Bob
Philip Firth ..... Frank
Lee Hickin ..... Jack
Jackie Shinn ..... Landlord
Paul Brian ..... Butcher
Ted Beyer ..... Alf
Chick Barratt ..... Henry
Willoughby Gray ..... Duke
Mark Elwes ..... Lord Dronfield
Tommy Edwards ..... Poacher
Gary Roberts
Bruce Jones ..... Bob
Julie Brown ..... Anne
Gemma Phoenix ..... Coleen
Ricky Tomlinson ..... Tommy
Tom Hickey ..... Father Barry
Mike Fallon ..... Jimmy
Ronnie Ravey ..... Butcher
Lee Brennan ..... Irishman
Karen Henthorn ..... Young Mother
Christine Abbott ..... May
Geraldine Ward ..... Tracey
William Ash ..... Joe
Matthew Clucas ..... Sean
Anna Jaskolka ..... Shop Assistant
Jonathan James ..... Tansey

Synopsis:

The Gamekeeper (1980)
A simple tale of a year in the life of a Gamekeeper. From the troubles involved in rearing the pheasants and dealing with predators (poachers and foxes). The gamekeeper shows us all the good things about living so close to nature. The end of his year comes with the organised shoot. He has the sudden pressure of dealing with a lot of people, (beaters, the guns and 'the master') and ensuring that everyone has a good day and stays safe.

Raining Stones (1993)
Bob (Bruce Jones) lives with his wife Anne (Julie Brown) and his daughter Coleen (Gemma Phoenix) in a poor English town. Bob scrapes by with whatever odd jobs come his way -- working as a bouncer, stealing green turf, cleaning septic tanks. Although Bob has no money and is living on the dole, he is determined to buy his daughter a dress for her first communion. The local parish priest (Tom Hickey) suggests that Bob settle cheaper and get a second-hand dress for Coleen's communion. But Bob will have none of that. Bob wants a new dress for his daughter, and no matter what it takes he will get a dress for her. Unfortunately, Bob has only murky ideas about how to earn the money to buy it.

The Gamekeeper (1980)
In this pseudo-documentary, the lives of a small family are chronicled as they leave the gritty city behind when the millworker father takes a job as the gamekeeper on Lord Dronfield's estate. Because the Lord seldom visits his country estate, the family is left to themselves. The serious-minded gamekeeper tries his best to serve his master. Despite the resentment of the locals, he finds himself supporting the ancient feudal system.

Raining Stones (1993)
This Ken Loach film tells the story of a man devoted to his family and his religion. Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic flaw leads him to risk all that he loves and values, his beloved family, indeed even his immortal soul and salvation, in blind pursuit of that goal.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 24 December, 2010.

Customers who bought this product also purchased

Lord Jim (DVD)

Ken Loach At The BBC Collection - 6-DVD Box Set (DVD)

An Unflinching Eye - Richard Woolley Films - 4-DVD Box Set (DVD)