Fresh
[An] overpoweringly charming concoction of standard Gaelic tall stories, fantasy and romance.
A.H. Weiler, New York Times
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
WALT DISNEY SPINS MOTION PICTURE MAGIC With a Touch O'Blarney A Bit O'Romance and a Heap O'Laughter!
1959 · 1h 33m · G
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Robert Stevenson
Overview
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!
Director and cast
- Robert Stevenson Director
- Sean Connery as Michael McBride
- Albert Sharpe as Darby O'Gill
- Janet Munro as Katie O'Gill
- Jimmy O'Dea as King Brian
- Kieron Moore as Pony Sugrue
- Estelle Winwood as Sheelah Sugrue
- Walter Fitzgerald as Lord Fitzpatrick
- Denis O'Dea as Father Murphy
- J.G. Devlin as Tom Kerrigan
- Jack MacGowran as Phadrig Oge
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
For those of a sentimental turn, there is the delight of watching young Connery romancing the ineffably wholesome Janet Munro, a couple of years before things turned nasty for Commander Bond at Crab Key with the somewhat more knowing Ursula Andress.
Time Out
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