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21/01/2005 Drama 1h 47m
70
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Overview

Robert Burns overcomes his upbringing as a farm labourer to become the national poet of Scotland. Love comes his way in the form of Jean Armour but his attempts at securing a happy relationship are blighted by Jean's father who disapproves of Burns. Finally, Jean and Robbie are married and Burns tries to settle down to a happy married life, but the success of his literary career brings with it many temptations and he is unable to resist the attention of the aristocratic women who fawn upon him. Finding difficulties in supporting his growing family of children, Burns seeks work as a local tax and excise officer in the port of Dumfries when Britain is threatened by the spread of the French Revolution

  1. Robbie Moffat

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Michael E. Rodgers

    Robert Burns

  2. Lucy Russell

    Jean Armour

  3. Rebecca Palmer

    Maria Riddell

  4. James Watson

    Lewars

  5. Sean Arnold

    Edmund Burke

  6. Isla St Clair

    Lady Miller

  7. Paul Cunningham

    Walter Riddell

  8. Andrew Armour

    Lord Miller

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-01-26
On the plus side, there are some haunting ballads in this drama that remind us why Rabbie Burns is renowned the world over. Sadly, though, the rest of this is a bit of a low-budget mess. It's all set in a Scotland that sees some folks looking at the French Revolution with a degree of envy. Amidst this Hanoverian v Republican contretemps, we meet the quite shrewd Burns (Michael Rodgers) who is eager to marry Jean (Lucy Russell). Her dad isn't keen on the idea, declaring that the writer is a bit of a rake, but true love prevails and so, for that matter, do the opinions of her father. That's just...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$91,521.00

Revenue
$0.00

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