- Actors: Peter O'Toole, Paul Rhys, Joely Richardson, Dafydd Hywel, Sue Roderick
- Directors: Karl Francis
- Writers: Dylan Thomas, Guy Jenkin
- Producers: Chris Sievernich, Rudolf Wichmann, Ruth Kenley-Letts
- Language English
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Curzon
- VHS Release Date: 1 Jun 2003
- Run Time: 95 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CMZH
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 120 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This film is lossely based around a true incident, the Rebecca Riots of the 1840s, when Welshmen rebelled against the harsh tolls imposed on them, and disguised themselves as women with blackened faces when they went out and burnt the hated toll-gates.
This film makes a dashing young squire the instigator of the riots. He is hopelessly in love with a beautfiul maiden (Joely Richardson) who thinks him a milksop. Little does she know that by night he is the dashing Rebecca who she adores. Does this sound familiar? Yes, it's Zorro, Superman, the Scarlet Pimpernel etc all over again.
The best performance in the film is that of Peter O'Toole, as Joely's Richardson's drunken, dissolute uncle, who carries his cat Rover everywhere with him and is a justice of the peace, much given to sentencing people to transportation for life. The film would be worth buying for the sheer joy of seeing O'Toole dressed up as Queen Elizabeth I for a fancy dress ball, even if there was no other reason to buy it.
However, such is not the case. This is a very funny film with excelletn performances from all the players, and some unbearably dramatic moments among the comedy. One of my favourite scenes is where one of the Welshmen, to avoid being conscripted into the British army, cuts his trigger finger off. When the horrified commanding officer flees the pub where the grizly deeed was done, the man remarks cheerfully "The joke's on him, I'm left-handed!" This film is tremendous fun from beginning to end.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
A damm good film with a really good cast, set in Wales in the late 18th century, a aristocratic Welsh soldier returns to Wales from duties abroad in India, only to find that corrupt gentry are bleeding the population financialy dry with an oppresive toll system, he then raises an army of fellow Welshmen to fight back at the toll owners. Don't worry it's not as boring as it sounds, and works as a comedy on many levels, buy today you won't be disapointed.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
ok, It is quite art-house and chances are it will never be shown on tv more than once in a blue moon, but it is really worth seeing. It is crude but funny with it. It is VERY welsh but also makes fun of them in a good humoured way.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
please get this out on DVD
I had an old VHS copy of this, but as Britain digitalises it TVs, I dont have a VHS player any more. I desperately want a copy on DVD. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Master Card
Rebecca's Daughters - a MUST for DVD surely
This is such a fine film, so entertaining and is definitely worthy of it being seen by many. Another reviewer commented on it being shown once in a blue moon on British... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Flick
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