Greyfriars Bobby
by Don Chaffey
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Actor: Alex Mackenzie, Andrew Cruickshank, Donald Crisp, Duncan Macrae, Laurence NaismithDirector: Don Chaffey
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Cinematographer: Paul Beeson
Editor: Peter Tanner
Producer: Hugh Attwooll
Producer: Walt Disney
Writer: Eleanor Atkinson
Writer: Robert Westerby
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-07-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Walt Disney Video
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- Nicole Kidman (Academy Award(R) Winner -- Best Actress, THE HOURS, 2002) stars with Academy Award(R) winner Ren e Zellweger (Best Supporting Actress, COLD MOUNTAIN, 2003) and Academy AwardŽ nominee Jude Law (Best Actor, COLD MOUNTAIN). At the dawn of the Civil War, the men of Cold Mountain, North Carolina, rush to join the Confederate army. Ada (Kidman) has vowed to wait for Inman (Law), but
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DVD Review: Touching Dog Story
Summary: 4 Stars
Old Jock worked as a shepherd for many years. Unfortunately, the master of the farm can no longer afford to keep Old Jock on. Old Jock heads to Edinburgh to an uncertain future, leaving his dog Bobby behind to be the dog of his master's daughter. Bobby has other ideas and follows Old Jock off to Edinburgh. To use a cliché, the rest is history.
We know that Old Jock is sick at the beginning of the movie. He has a persistent cough that must be an indication of something bad. After his arrival in Edinburgh he has the good fortune to meet with Mr. Traill, who owns a tavern. Old Jock also has the good fortune to encounter Bobby, who has been looking for him everywhere. Mr. Traill tries to get a doctor to see to Old Jock, but Old Jock associates doctors and infirmaries with dying, so he disappears into the rain before the doctor arrives. Old Jock eventually finds a room at a cheap inn with a leaking roof and a screechy old woman as the proprietress. Old Jock plays with Bobby one last time before falling into a sleep from which he will never arise.
A problem arises immediately. Where is Old Jock's Skye Terrier Bobby to live? Bobby knows only one master, Old Jock, and he sleeps now in Greyfriars Kirkyard (which means a church yard). There is trouble for Bobby to stay in the Kirkyard. Mr. Brown, the caretaker of Greyfriars Kirkyard, will not permit a dog to stay in the Kirkyard. What no one has reckoned with is the power of Bobby's pure love and the effect it has on everyone who meets him.
"Greyfriars Bobby" is a marvelous Disney film that captures all the things we love most about animals and dogs in particular. Some animals just seem to capture our hearts with their single-minded devotion, and certainly everyone, including the Provost of Edinburgh and the population of Edinburgh, felt Bobby's love. I certainly got a warm feeling as I watched this movie. I am glad that this movie is part of my collection and I look forward to watching it again.
This movie contains quite a few well-known actors. Donald Crisp played Mr. Brown. Crisp also appeared in "Spencer's Mountain," "Pollyanna," "A Dog of Flanders" (1960), "National Velvet" and many more. Laurence Naismith played Mr. Traill. Naismith made a number of television appearances in the 1960's and 1970's. He also appeared in the James Bond movie "Diamonds Are Forever," "Sink the Bismarck," "Boy on a Dolphin," and dozens of other films. Alex MacKenzie played Old Jock (whose real name was John Gray). Mackenzie has a relatively short career, but he appeared in two other Disney films in the early 1960's: "Kidnapped" and "The Three Lives of Thomasina." Many of the other actors also had long and successful acting careers, including Duncan McRae, Gordon Jackson, Freda Jackson, Joyce Carey, Jameson Clark, and Bruce Seton.
Historical Note: There is a statue to Bobby located at the corner of King George IV Bridge and Candlemaker's Row. Bobby was a real dog who watched over his master's grave for fourteen years after his death. The movie did take a number of liberties with Bobby's story, but those liberties did a nice job of capturing the feeling of Bobby's loyalty and love.
"Greyfriars Bobby" captures all the magic that Walt Disney could put into a film inspired by a true story. This film is suitable for every member of the family and every family should have this film in their library.
Enjoy!
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