Film195993 min

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Name: Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 1959
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery, Jimmy O'Dea, Kieron Moore

Taste attributes: adventurefamilyfantasyromancemusic/dancefastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questlove conquers all

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"WALT DISNEY SPINS MOTION PICTURE MAGIC With a Touch O'Blarney A Bit O'Romance and a Heap O'Laughter!"

Boxlist takeA warm-hearted romance that is glossy, accessible and inventive. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.9 /10

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

Take a wee bit of ancient folklore, mix in some spectacular special effects and a magical cast (including Sean Connery) -- and you've got one of the most enchanting fantasies of all time! A frisky old storyteller named Darby O'Gill is desperately seeking the proverbial pot of gold. There's just one tiny thing standing in his way: a 21-inch leprechaun named King Brian. In order to get the gold, Darby must match his wits against the shrewd little trickster -- which proves no small task, indeed! Fall under the spell of DARBY O'GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE for a fun-filled evening of magic, mirth, and nonstop shenanigans!

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