Darby O'Gill and the Little People - On the Go in MCO Search Darby O’Gill and the Little People Walt Disney and Sean Connery on the set of Darby O’Gill and the Little People – image copyright Disney How many of you have seen the 1959 Walt Disney Productions film Darby O’Gill and the Little People ? This gem features a young Sean Connery as Michael McBride along with Janet Munro as Katie O’Gill and Albert Sharpe as the title character. If you haven’t seen this classic yet, let me tell you a bit about it. For those who aren’t aware, I have a slight affinity (read: obsession) with Sean Connery. He is my favorite actor hands down, the celebrity I’d most like to meet, and the lock screen on my phone. He is James Bond to me, and many others. I will revisit that character in a bit. I discovered this film existed, thanks to a Disney cd box set I bought in the mid 1990s. I made it my mission to track it down and eventually got it on dvd when it was re-released a few years back.

The cd had Sean Connery singing a lovely ditty from the film called Pretty Irish Girl. Darby O’Gill is the caretaker in Ireland for Lord Fitzpatrick at the beginning of the film, but is shortly thereafter replaced by Michael McBride. Darby has a habit of spinning tall tales at the pub over several pints of whiskey, so it isn’t surprising when nobody believes him that he is friends with little people and their King Brian. Quite a bit of hilarity ensues throughout the film while O’Gill tries to convince others that he now has three wishes since he’s captured the leprechaun. There are definitely some darker elements to the story as well that younger children under 6 or 7 might find frightening. Without spoiling too much, it is safe to say this is a family friendly film that is filled with comedy, a bit of drama, action, and even romance. Peter Ellenshaw and his crew did an amazing job with the special effects of this film. While Darby O’Gill and the Little People may not be the best known live action Disney film, it is definitely entertaining. It also helped launch Sean Connery into superstardom.

It is because producer Cubby Broccoli’s wife Dana saw Sean Connery in this film that he was even considered for the role of James Bond a few years later. The dvd even includes an extra called Mr. Connery Goes to Hollywood. There are also two other fun bonus features called Little People, Big Effects showing how trick shots were used to imply the size difference, and I Captured The King of the Leprechauns, which was a segment on Walt Disney Presents the Disneyland TV show. If you are looking for a fun way to spend a couple of hours with the family, I highly recommend checking out this underrated classic. Darby O’Gill and the Little People is available through iTunes, Netflix and to rent through Amazon Instant Video. Author: Betsy Scorpio. Passionate about movies, music, sports, Disney and my friends who are more like my family. Fiercely loyal and competitive. My thoughts are my own.

View all posts by Betsy Author Betsy Posted on Retro Reviews: Darby O'Gill and the Little People - The Mickey Mindset Mitchell John Perrucci- Darby O’Gill and the Little People is a 1959 Walt Disney Productions feature film directed by Robert Stevenson, with screenplay written by Lawrence Edward Watkin – based on the books of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh. The film’s title is a slight modification of one of the two Kavanagh books, Darby O’Gill and the Good People. This title, and her other book; The Ashes of Old Wishes And Other Darby O’Gill Tales were the original source for this movie. The film features a wily Irishman and his battle of wits with leprechauns. “In the small Irish town of Rathcullen, County Kerry, Darby O’Gill (Albert Sharpe) is the aging caretaker of Lord Fitzpatrick’s (Walter Fitzgerald) estate, where he lives in the nearby gatehouse with his lovely, almost grown, daughter Katie (Janet Munro).

Darby is past his prime as a laborer, so Lord Fitzpatrick decides to retire him on half-pay and give him and Katie another cottage to live in, rent-free, and give his job to a young Dubliner named Michael McBride (Sean Connery). Darby begs Michael not to tell Katie that he is being replaced, to which Michael reluctantly agrees. That very night, Darby is captured by the leprechauns while chasing Cleopatra, his runaway horse (he is actually led astray by a Pooka), on top of the fairy mountain Knocknasheega. Darby learns that King Brian (Jimmy O’Dea) has brought him into the mountain so that Darby can avoid the shameful admission to Katie about losing his job. Eventually, he is able to escape. King Brian tries to fetch Darby, yet, is tricked into making him wishes. Once the third wish comes along, Darby decides to use it to ensure Katie’s happiness. Which results, after a rocky beginning, growing an affection for Michael. Katie believes Michael is merely seasonal help, as her father could not bring himself to break the news of his retirement (and their imminent move).

The production of this film brought Sean Connery to the attention of producer Albert R. Broccoli, who at the time was casting the first James Bond film, Dr. No. Broccoli hired Connery on the recommendation of his wife, Dana Broccoli. One of the songs in the film, “Pretty Irish Girl”, is sung by Michael and Katie (Sean Connery and Janet Munro). Walt Disney devoted an episode of his show Disneyland to promoting the film, recruiting actors Sharpe and O’Dea to film special segments on the set with Disney, as well as Irish-American actor Pat O’Brien. The episode, “I Captured the King of the Leprechauns”, marked the only known television appearance of both Sharpe and O’Dea.”( ~ information from Wikipedia, edited) I thought the story was great. Same with the music. Using a Netflix rating system, I give it 4 our of 5 stars, meaning: I really liked it. The Mickey Mindset: mickeymindset@gmail.com Darby OGill and the Little People - Alchetron, the free social encyclopedia I Live my life to the Fullest!!! coz you know you only get one !!!

Darby OGill and the Little People Initial DVD release August 3, 2004 Duration Writer H. T. Kavanagh, Lawrence Edward Watkin Release date June 26, 1959 (1959-06-26) Cast Sean Connery (Michael McBride), Albert Sharpe (Darby O'Gill), Janet Munro (Katie O'Gill), Jimmy O'Dea (King Brian), Kieron Moore (Pony Sugrue), Estelle Winwood (Sheelah Sugrue) Similar movies Leprechaun 4: In Space, Leprechaun, Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood, Leprechaun 3, Leprechaun in the Hood, Halloween II Darby o gill and the little people 1959 Sponsored Links Just-fired Darby OGill (Albert Sharpe) does not want to tell his daughter, Katie (Janet Munro), that his position has been taken by a dashing younger man (Sean Connery). Then, on his way home, Darby slips through a portal to the land of the little people.

There he meets the leprechaun king, Brian (Jimmy ODea), and winds up accidentally bringing the little monarch home with him. Darby then demands Brian grant him three wishes, but the request brings Darby bittersweet, and unexpected, results. Darby OGill and the Little People is a 1959 Walt Disney Productions feature film starring Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery and Jimmy ODea, in a tale about a wily Irishman and his battle of wits with leprechauns. The film was directed by Robert Stevenson and its screenplay written by Lawrence Edward Watkin after the books of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh. The films title is a slight modification of one of the two Kavanagh books, Darby OGill and the Good People. This title, and her other book; The Ashes of Old Wishes And Other Darby OGill Tales were the original source for this movie. 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! Plot Darby OGill (Albert Sharpe) is the aging caretaker of Lord Fitzpatricks (Walter Fitzgerald) estate in the small Irish town of Rathcullen, where he lives in the gatehouse with his lovely, almost grown, daughter Katie (Janet Munro). Darby spends most of his time in the town pub, regaling his friends with tales of his attempts to catch the leprechauns, in particular, their king, Brian Connors (Jimmy ODea). Sponsored Links After a rocky beginning, Katie and Michael begin to show signs of growing affection for each other.

Katie believes Michael is merely seasonal help, as her father could not bring himself to break the news of his retirement (and their imminent move). However, Michael has an arrogant rival in Pony Sugrue (Kieron Moore), the town bully with his eyes on both Katie and Michaels job. Katie, angered at finding out the truth about her fathers retirement from Ponys unpleasantly meddlesome mother (Estelle Winwood), injures herself in a fall on Knocknasheega while trying to catch Cleopatra at night. The banshee appears, heralding Katies death and sending the coiste-bodhar, a spectral coach driven by a dullahan, to carry her soul off to the land of the dead. Desperate, Darby elects to use his final wish to go in his daughters place. King Brian is deeply saddened at Darbys wish, but grants it, but once Darby is on his way to the next world, King Brian reappears in the Death Coach and tricks Darby into making a final fourth wish ("wishing" that his friend could join him in the afterlife). Because he is only allowed three wishes, this negates all the previous wishes and spares Darbys life.

Darby is saved and King Brian has (literally) the last laugh in their running battle of wits. Katies fever has broken and she and Michael reveal their love for each other. Michael also fights Pony Sugrue at the pub, getting his just revenge for Ponys attempt to get him fired by clubbing him on the head and pouring whiskey all over him to make him appear drunken and incompetent. Michael soundly thrashes Pony and knocks him cold. Cast Albert Sharpe as Darby OGill Janet Munro as Katie OGill Sean Connery as Michael McBride Jimmy ODea as King Brian Kieron Moore as Pony Sugrue Estelle Winwood as Widow Sheelah Sugrue Walter Fitzgerald as Lord Fitzpatrick Denis ODea as Father Murphy Jack MacGowran as Phadrig Oge (King Brians adjutant) Production The films development began with a visit to Ireland and the Irish Folklore Commission by Walt Disney and associates in 1947.

The Disney company continued to liaise with the Commission and its director, James Delargy, over the coming decade based on Disneys desire to use Irish folklore as the basis of a film but, to Delargys disappointment, eventually decided to make an adaptation of Irish-American writer Hermione Templeton Kavanaghs 1903 collection of stories Darbie OGill and the Good People. This is the film that first brought Sean Connery to the attention of producer Albert R. Broccoli, who at the time was casting the first James Bond film, Dr. No. Broccoli hired Connery on the recommendation of his wife, Dana Broccoli. The Death Coach, or coiste bodhar (pronounced "Coashta-Bower" in the film), acquired its name from a misunderstanding - bodhar being the Irish word for deaf rather than death; the misunderstanding presumably arose an accent which mispronounces "death" as "deaf". There are actually two versions of the films soundtrack.

Several of the original Irish actors accents (notably Darby, Widow Sheelah Sugrue, King Brian, and the Leprechauns) were deemed too difficult for American audiences to understand and were consequently overdubbed with easier-to-understand voices, possibly from different voice actors. The original soundtrack also contains some dialogue in Irish, especially from King Brian and his leprechaun subjects, which was subsequently changed in the overdubbed version to English alternatives. Both versions have been used on television and home video releases. The Region 1 (US/Canada) DVD contains the original soundtrack; the initial Region 2 (UK) release used the dubbed version, but was later reprinted with the original track. Despite its setting, the bulk of the film was shot at Disneys ranch in Burbank, California. Second unit footage from Ireland, combined with matte paintings by Peter Ellenshaw, helped present a seamless picture of late-nineteenth century Ireland. Many of the scenes combining humans and Leprechauns used forced perspective, with the "Little People" much farther from the camera. This required stopping the cameras lens way down for adequate depth of field, and a consequent increase in lighting to compensate.

The duet "Pretty Irish Girl", apparently sung by Sean Connery and Janet Munro, has been alleged to feature dubbed vocals by Irish singers, Brendan ODowda and Ruby Murray. A single of the duet was released in the UK. However, the deeper male vocal and breathy female vocal (which matches Munro’s a capella finish to the song, plainly recorded on set) performing the song in the American version of the film do not match the voices of ODowda (a tenor) nor Murray (a trained singer.) Connery does sing the song Pretty Irish Girl (with solo piano accompaniment) on the 1992 compilation The Music of Disney: A Legacy of Song, and in 1959 Top Rank released a single in the UK (catalog number JAR 163) which featured Connery and Munro singing the song. Walt Disney devoted an episode of his show Disneyland to promoting the film, recruiting actors Sharpe and ODea to film special segments on the set with Disney, as well as Irish-American actor Pat OBrien.

The episode, "I Captured the King of the Leprechauns", marked the only known television appearance of both Sharpe and ODea. Similar Movies Robert Stevenson directed Darby OGill and the Little People and Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Finians Rainbow (1968). Leprechaun 2 (1994). The Luck of the Irish (2001). Walt Disney produced Darby OGill and the Little People and The Gnome-Mobile. Reception On the films initial release, A. H. Weiler of The New York Times praised the cast (save Connery whom he described as "merely tall, dark, and handsome") and thought the film an "overpoweringly charming concoction of standard Gaelic tall stories, fantasy and romance." Film critic and historian Leonard Maltin in his book The Disney Films, states, "Darby OGill and the Little People is not only one of Disneys best films, but is certainly one of the best fantasies ever put on film." Maltin rates the movie so highly that in a later article he included it among a list of lesser known outstanding Disney films.

Darby OGill and the Little People (plus all extras - complete) - Download here Darby OGill and the Little People (plus all extras - complete) about torrent: Darby OGill and the Little People (plus all extras - complete) We searched for this here: Dl4all, Thepiratebay, Btscene, Kickasstorrents, Torrentfunk, Limetorrents, Seedpeer, Sumotorrent Dl4all Darby O'Gill and the Little People Video Codec..........: XviD ISO MPEG-4 Video Bitrate........: 1835kbps Audio Codec..........: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3 Audio Bitrate........: 320 kbps CBR Audio Channels.......: 2 Darby O'Gill and the Little People is a 1959 Walt Disney Pictures feature film starring Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery and Jimmy O'Dea, in a tale about a wily Irishman and his battle of wits with leprechauns. The film was directed by Robert Stevenson and its screenplay written by Lawrence Edward Watkin after the books of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh.

The film's title is a slight modification of one of the two Kavanagh books, Darby O'Gill and the Good People. This title, and her other book; The Ashes of Old Wishes And Other Darby O'Gill Tales were the original source for this movie. Cast and characters * Albert Sharpe as Darby O'Gill * Janet Munro as Katie O'Gill * Sean Connery as Michael McBride * Jimmy O'Dea as King Brian * Kieron Moore as Pony Sugrue * Estelle Winwood as Widow Sheelah Sugrue * Walter Fitzgerald as Lord Fitzpatrick * Denis O'Dea as Father Murphy Plot In the small Irish town of Rathcullen, County Kerry, Darby O'Gill (Albert Sharpe) is the aging Caretaker of Lord Fitzpatrick's (Walter Fitzgerald) estate, where he lives in the nearby Gatehouse, with his lovely, almost grown, daughter Katie (Janet Munro). But Darby spends most of his time in the town pub, regaling his friends with tales of his attempts to catch the Leprechauns, in particular, their King, Brian Connors (Jimmy O'Dea).

Lord Fitzpatrick decides that Darby is past his prime as a laborer; so he decides to retire Darby on half-pay, and give him and Katie another cottage to live in, rent-free. He also decides to bring into Darby's old position a new younger man from Dublin named Michael McBride (Sean Connery). Darby begs Michael not to tell Katie that he, Darby, is being replaced, to which Michael reluctantly agrees. That very night, Darby is captured by the Leprechauns. The odyssey begins when he is tripped down the old ruined well on top of the fairy mountain Knocknasheega, by his horse, Cleopatra (who is actually a Pooka). Once captured, Darby discovered that King Brian brought him into the Leprechaun Court as a "favor" to Darby, that he might avoid having to make any shameful admission to Katie about losing his job. But Darby has no desire to remain the King's prisoner/guest "forever", and thus be separated from Katie.

So Darby tricks all the Leprechauns into going off onto a fox hunt by playing "The Fox Chase" for them on a beautiful Stradivarius violin, loaned to him by King Brian. The Leprechauns, after a wild dance, mount their tiny white horses and leave for a hunt in the night, through a large crack in the mountainside wall which King Brian magically creates. Darby then escapes through this after the last of the Leprechauns ride out. However, Darby also attempts to steal some of the Leprechauns' treasure, but it all falls out through a hole in his coat pocket and he's left with nothing. Later, King Brian comes to fetch Darby, angry for being made a fool of. Another battle of wits ensues and Darby traps the Leprechaun King by getting him so drunk that he doesn't notice the sunrise which strips him of his powers until the next sunset. So trapped, he is forced to grant Darby three wishes before he can return home.

Darby wisely makes his first wish be that King Brian not return to Knocknasheega, but to remain at his beck and call for a fortnight (two weeks), giving him time to think of two other, equally wise wishes. King Brian is furious, but forced to comply. But the wily Leprechaun King does manage to trick Darby into (partially) wasting his second wish, by appearing only as a rabbit in Darby's game bag, causing Darby unwittingly to say to Michael; "I wish you could see him (the King)". King Brian does meet Darby halfway however, by appearing to both Michael and Katie in his true form in their dreams. Darby decides that he wants to use his third and last wish to ensure Katie's happiness. King Brian says to Darby that what Katie probably wants most of all is a "good, steady lad with temperate ways". Someone, in short, like Michael. After a rocky beginning, Katie and Michael begin to show signs of growing affection for each other. Katie believes Michael is merely seasonal help, as her father could not bring himself to break the news of his retirement (and their imminent move).

However, Michael has an arrogant rival in Pony Sugrue (Kieron Moore), the town bully with his eyes on both Michael's job and Katie. Katie, angered at finding out the truth about her father's retirement from Pony's unpleasantly meddlesome mother, (the Widow Sheelah Sugrue (Estelle Winwood)), injures herself fatally in a fall on Knocknasheega while trying to catch Cleopatra at night. The banshee appears, heralding Katie's death and sending the cóiste-bodhar, a spectral coach driven by a dullahan, to carry her soul off to the land of the dead. Desperate, Darby elects to use his final wish to die, and go in his daughter's place. King Brian is deeply saddened at Darby's wish, but agrees and grants it. But once Darby is on his way to the next world, King Brian reappears in the Death Coach, and tricks Darby into making a final fourth wish ("wishing" that his friend could join him in the afterlife). This negates all the previous wishes, and spares Darby's life.

So Darby is saved, and King Brian has (literally) the last laugh in their running battle of wits. Katie's fever has broken and she and Michael reveal their love for each other. Michael also fights Pony Sugrue at the pub; getting his just revenge for Pony's attempt to get him fired by clubbing him on the head, dragging him to the Main House on the estate, and pouring whiskey all over him to make him appear drunken and incompetent. Michael soundly thrashes Pony and knocks him cold, with several well-placed punches; much to the delight of Darby and the other pub patrons and staff. Finally, Darby and Michael depart arm-in-arm, joining Katie outside in the wagon. And off go the three of them for a happy ending, with Michael and Katie singing a final duet together of "Pretty Irish Girl" (see below). Production notes This is the film that first brought Sean Connery to the attention of producer Albert R. Broccoli, who at the time was casting the first James Bond film, Dr. No. Broccoli hired Connery on the recommendation of his wife, Dana Broccoli.

The Death Coach, or cóiste bodhar (pronounced "Coashta-Bower" in the film), acquired its name from a misunderstanding - 'bodhar' being the Irish word for 'deaf' rather than 'death', the misunderstanding presumably arose from differences of accent. There are actually two versions of the film's soundtrack. Several of the original Irish actors' accents (notably Darby, Widow Sheelah Sugrue, King Brian, and the Leprechauns) were deemed too difficult for American audiences to understand and were consequently overdubbed with easier-to-understand voices, possibly from different voice actors. The original soundtrack also contains some dialogue in Irish, especially from King Brian and his leprechaun subjects, which was subsequently changed in the overdubbed version to English alternatives. Both versions are used on television showings and also on DVD, although quite contrarily, the Region 1 US/Canada DVD disc contains the original undubbed soundtrack and the Region 2 PAL disc uses the dubbed version. Despite its setting, the bulk of the film was shot at Disney's ranch in Burbank, California.

Second unit footage from Ireland, combined with matte paintings by Peter Ellenshaw, helped present a seamless picture of late-nineteenth century Ireland. Many of the scenes combining humans and Leprechauns used forced perspective, with the "Little People" much farther from the camera. This required stopping the camera's lens way down for adequate depth of field, and a consequent increase in lighting to compensate. A popular misconception is that the duet, Pretty Irish Girl, was actually sung by Sean Connery and Janet Munro. In fact the vocals on the recording were dubbed by Irish singers, Brendan O'Dowda and Ruby Murray. A single of the duet was released in the UK. . Walt Disney devoted an episode of his show Disneyland to promoting the film, recruiting actors Sharpe and O'Dea to film special segments on the set with Disney, as well as Irish-American actor Pat O'Brien. The episode, I Captured the King of the Leprechauns, marked the only known television appearance of both Sharpe and O'Dea.

Thepiratebay Darby O'Gill and the Little People Video Codec..........: XviD ISO MPEG-4 Video Bitrate........: 1835kbps Darby O'Gill and the Little People is a 1959 Walt Disney Pictures feature film starring Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery and Jimmy O'Dea, in a tale about a wily Irishman and his battle of wits with leprechauns. The film was directed by Robert Stevenson and its screenplay written by Lawrence Edward Watkin after the books of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh. The film's title is a slight modification of one of the two Kavanagh books, Darby O'Gill and the Good People. This title, and her other book; The Ashes of Old Wishes And Other Darby O'Gill Tales were the original source for this movie.

Cast and characters * Albert Sharpe as Darby O'Gill * Janet Munro as Katie O'Gill * Sean Connery as Michael McBride * Jimmy O'Dea as King Brian * Kieron Moore as Pony Sugrue * Estelle Winwood as Widow Sheelah Sugrue * Walter Fitzgerald as Lord Fitzpatrick * Denis O'Dea as Father Murphy Plot In the small Irish town of Rathcullen, County Kerry, Darby O'Gill (Albert Sharpe) is the aging Caretaker of Lord Fitzpatrick's (Walter Fitzgerald) estate, where he lives in the nearby Gatehouse, with his lovely, almost grown, daughter Katie (Janet Munro). But Darby spends most of his time in the town pub, regaling his friends with tales of his attempts to catch the Leprechauns, in particular, their King, Brian Connors (Jimmy O'Dea). Lord Fitzpatrick decides that Darby is past his prime as a laborer; so he decides to retire Darby on half-pay, and give him and Katie another cottage to live in, rent-free. He also decides to bring into Darby's old position a new younger man from Dublin named Michael McBride (Sean Connery).

Darby begs Michael not to tell Katie that he, Darby, is being replaced, to which Michael reluctantly agrees. That very night, Darby is captured by the Leprechauns. The odyssey begins when he is tripped down the old ruined well on top of the fairy mountain Knocknasheega, by his horse, Cleopatra (who is actually a Pooka). Once captured, Darby discovered that King Brian brought him into the Leprechaun Court as a "favor" to Darby, that he might avoid having to make any shameful admission to Katie about losing his job. But Darby has no desire to remain the King's prisoner/guest "forever", and thus be separated from Katie. So Darby tricks all the Leprechauns into going off onto a fox hunt by playing "The Fox Chase" for them on a beautiful Stradivarius violin, loaned to him by King Brian. The Leprechauns, after a wild dance, mount their tiny white horses and leave for a hunt in the night, through a large crack in the mountainside wall which King Brian magically creates. Darby then escapes through this after the last of the Leprechauns ride out.

However, Darby also attempts to steal some of the Leprechauns' treasure, but it all falls out through a hole in his coat pocket and he's left with nothing. Later, King Brian comes to fetch Darby, angry for being made a fool of. Another battle of wits ensues and Darby traps the Leprechaun King by getting him so drunk that he doesn't notice the sunrise which strips him of his powers until the next sunset. So trapped, he is forced to grant Darby three wishes before he can return home. Darby wisely makes his first wish be that King Brian not return to Knocknasheega, but to remain at his beck and call for a fortnight (two weeks), giving him time to think of two other, equally wise wishes. King Brian is furious, but forced to comply. But the wily Leprechaun King does manage to trick Darby into (partially) wasting his second wish, by appearing only as a rabbit in Darby's game bag, causing Darby unwittingly to say to Michael; "I wish you could see him (the King)".

King Brian does meet Darby halfway however, by appearing to both Michael and Katie in his true form in their dreams. Darby decides that he wants to use his third and last wish to ensure Katie's happiness. King Brian says to Darby that what Katie probably wants most of all is a "good, steady lad with temperate ways". Someone, in short, like Michael. After a rocky beginning, Katie and Michael begin to show signs of growing affection for each other. Katie believes Michael is merely seasonal help, as her father could not bring himself to break the news of his retirement (and their imminent move). However, Michael has an arrogant rival in Pony Sugrue (Kieron Moore), the town bully with his eyes on both Michael's job and Katie. Katie, angered at finding out the truth about her father's retirement from Pony's unpleasantly meddlesome mother, (the Widow Sheelah Sugrue (Estelle Winwood)), injures herself fatally in a fall on Knocknasheega while trying to catch Cleopatra at night.

The banshee appears, heralding Katie's death and sending the cÃ³iste-bodhar, a spectral coach driven by a dullahan, to carry her soul off to the land of the dead. Desperate, Darby elects to use his final wish to die, and go in his daughter's place. King Brian is deeply saddened at Darby's wish, but agrees and grants it. But once Darby is on his way to the next world, King Brian reappears in the Death Coach, and tricks Darby into making a final fourth wish ("wishing" that his friend could join him in the afterlife). This negates all the previous wishes, and spares Darby's life. So Darby is saved, and King Brian has (literally) the last laugh in their running battle of wits. Katie's fever has broken and she and Michael reveal their love for each other. Michael also fights Pony Sugrue at the pub; getting his just revenge for Pony's attempt to get him fired by clubbing him on the head, dragging him to the Main House on the estate, and pouring whiskey all over him to make him appear drunken and incompetent.

Michael soundly thrashes Pony and knocks him cold, with several well-placed punches; much to the delight of Darby and the other pub patrons and staff. Finally, Darby and Michael depart arm-in-arm, joining Katie outside in the wagon. And off go the three of them for a happy ending, with Michael and Katie singing a final duet together of "Pretty Irish Girl" (see below). Production notes This is the film that first brought Sean Connery to the attention of producer Albert R. Broccoli, who at the time was casting the first James Bond film, Dr. No. Broccoli hired Connery on the recommendation of his wife, Dana Broccoli. The Death Coach, or cÃ³iste bodhar (pronounced "Coashta-Bower" in the film), acquired its name from a misunderstanding - 'bodhar' being the Irish word for 'deaf' rather than 'death', the misunderstanding presumably arose from differences of accent. There are actually two versions of the film's soundtrack.

Several of the original Irish actors' accents (notably Darby, Widow Sheelah Sugrue, King Brian, and the Leprechauns) were deemed too difficult for American audiences to understand and were consequently overdubbed with easier-to-understand voices, possibly from different voice actors. The original soundtrack also contains some dialogue in Irish, especially from King Brian and his leprechaun subjects, which was subsequently changed in the overdubbed version to English alternatives. Both versions are used on television showings and also on DVD, although quite contrarily, the Region 1 US/Canada DVD disc contains the original undubbed soundtrack and the Region 2 PAL disc uses the dubbed version. Despite its setting, the bulk of the film was shot at Disney's ranch in Burbank, California. Second unit footage from Ireland, combined with matte paintings by Peter Ellenshaw, helped present a seamless picture of late-nineteenth century Ireland. Many of the scenes combining humans and Leprechauns used forced perspective, with the "Little People" much farther from the camera. This required stopping the camera's lens way down for adequate depth of field, and a consequent increase in lighting to compensate.

A popular misconception is that the duet, Pretty Irish Girl, was actually sung by Sean Connery and Janet Munro. In fact the vocals on the recording were dubbed by Irish singers, Brendan O'Dowda and Ruby Murray. A single of the duet was released in the UK. . Walt Disney devoted an episode of his show Disneyland to promoting the film, recruiting actors Sharpe and O'Dea to film special segments on the set with Disney, as well as Irish-American actor Pat O'Brien. The episode, I Captured the King of the Leprechauns, marked the only known television appearance of both Sharpe and O'Dea. Kickasstorrents Seeds: 0Leechers: 0Size: 2.12 GBMore @ Limetorrents.com Sumotorrent Category: TV shows Seeds: 0Leechers: 0Size: 2.12 GBMore @ Limetorrents.com Darby O'Gill and the Little People - Wikipedia, Photos and Videos Darby O'Gill and the Little People NEXT GO TO RESULTS [51 .. 100] WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE $2.6 million (est.

US/ Canada rentals) [1] 1969 re-release: $2.3 million (US/ Canada rentals) [2] Darby O'Gill and the Little People is a 1959 Walt Disney Productions feature film starring Albert Sharpe , Janet Munro , Sean Connery and Jimmy O'Dea , in a tale about a wily Irishman and his battle of wits with leprechauns . The film was directed by Robert Stevenson and its screenplay written by Lawrence Edward Watkin after the books of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh . The film's title is a slight modification of one of the two Kavanagh books, Darby O'Gill and the Good People. This book and her other book, The Ashes of Old Wishes And Other Darby O'Gill Tales, were the sources for this movie. Contents Plot[ edit ] Darby O'Gill ( Albert Sharpe ) is the aging caretaker of Lord Fitzpatrick's ( Walter Fitzgerald ) estate in the small Irish town of Rathcullen, where he lives in the gatehouse with his lovely, almost grown, daughter Katie ( Janet Munro ).

Darby spends most of his time in the town pub, regaling his friends with tales of his attempts to catch the leprechauns, in particular, their king, Brian Connors ( Jimmy O'Dea ). Darby is past his prime as a laborer, so Lord Fitzpatrick decides to retire him on half pay and give him and Katie another cottage to live in, rent-free, and give his job to a young Dubliner named Michael McBride ( Sean Connery ). Darby begs Michael not to tell Katie that he is being replaced, to which Michael reluctantly agrees. That very night, Darby is captured by the leprechauns while chasing his runaway horse Cleopatra (revealed to be a Pooka ), on top of the fairy mountain Knocknasheega. Darby learns that King Brian has brought him into the mountain so he could avoid the shameful admission to Katie about losing his job. However, this would mean that Darby would not be allowed to return to Rathcullen and must remain with the leprechauns permanently.

However, Darby tricks the leprechauns into embarking on a fox hunt by playing a rousing fiddle tune called "The Fox Chase" for them on a Stradivarius violin, loaned to him by King Brian. The leprechauns leave on horseback through a large crack in the mountainside wall, from which Darby also escapes. Expecting Brian to track him down once realizing he escaped, Darby tricks the leprechaun into a drinking game to trap him at sunrise (when the leprechaun's powers no longer have any effect) and he uses his first wish to have Brian remain at his side for two weeks or until he makes his two wishes. Meanwhile, despite a rocky beginning between them, Katie believing Michael is merely seasonal help, the two begin to show signs of growing affection. Brian stirs the two more in the direction after tricking Darby into making his second wish, warning Darby that his kin might resort to targeting Katie to get him back.

Later, the town bully Pony Sugrue ( Kieron Moore ), who has his eyes on both Katie and the caretaker job, learns of Michael's position and attempts to get him fired with his meddlesome mother Sheila ( Estelle Winwood ) revealing the truth to Katie. A livid Katie, after lashing out at her father and Michael with the intent to leave early, chases Cleopatra to Knocknasheega at nightfall. By the time Darby finds his daughter, Katie is gravely injured with a fever as a banshee appears. Despite Darby getting Katie back to Rathcullen while attempting to drive the apparition away, the banshee summons the cóiste-bodhar to carry Katie's soul off to the land of the dead. Desperate, Darby elects to use his final wish to go in his daughter's place, which a saddened King Brian reluctantly grants. But while accompanying Darby on his way to the next world, King Brian tricks Darby into making a fourth wish ("wishing" that his friend could join him in the afterlife).

Because he is only allowed three wishes, this negates all the previous wishes (except, somehow, the wish that the coach come for him instead of Katie) and spares Darby's life. Darby is saved and King Brian has (literally) the last laugh in their running battle of wits. Katie's fever lifts and she and Michael reveal their love for each other. Michael later confronts Pony at the pub for his attempt to get him fired by knocking him out and making him appear an incompetent drunk. Michael soundly thrashes Pony and knocks him cold. Finally, Darby and Michael depart arm-in-arm, joining Katie outside in the wagon for a happy ending, with Michael and Katie singing a final duet together of "Pretty Irish Girl." ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) The film's development began with a visit to Ireland and the Irish Folklore Commission by Walt Disney and associates in 1947.

The Disney company continued to liaise with the commission and its director, James Delargy, over the coming decade based on Disney's desire to use Irish folklore as the basis of a film but, to Delargy's disappointment, eventually decided to make an adaptation of Irish-American writer Hermione Templeton Kavanagh's 1903 collection of stories 'Darbie O'Gill and the Good People.' [3] The duet "Pretty Irish Girl", apparently sung by Sean Connery and Janet Munro , has been alleged to feature dubbed vocals by Irish singers, Brendan O'Dowda and Ruby Murray . [4] A single of the duet was released in the UK.

However, the deeper male vocal and breathy female vocal (which matches Munro’s a capella finish to the song, plainly recorded on set) performing the song in the American version of the film [5] do not match the voices of O'Dowda (a tenor) nor Murray (a trained singer.) [6] Connery does sing the song Pretty Irish Girl (with solo piano accompaniment) on the 1992 compilation The Music of Disney: A Legacy of Song, and in 1959 Top Rank released a single in the UK (catalog number JAR 163) which featured Connery and Munro singing the song. [7] Reception[ edit ] On the film's initial release, A. H.

Weiler of The New York Times praised the cast (save Connery whom he described as "merely tall, dark, and handsome") and thought the film an "overpoweringly charming concoction of standard Gaelic tall stories, fantasy and romance." [8] Film critic and historian Leonard Maltin in his book The Disney Films, states, "Darby O'Gill and the Little People is not only one of Disney's best films, but is certainly one of the best fantasies ever put on film." [9] Maltin rates the movie so highly that in a later article he included it among a list of lesser known outstanding Disney films.

Comic book adaption[ edit ] Darby O'Gill and the Little People | Reviews, Comments and other Movies | Shadow.com Darby O'Gill and the Little People Darby O'Gill and the Little People Save Darby O'Gill and the Little People Darby O'Gill and the Little People Save Romance , Darby O'Gill and the Little People is a 1959 Walt Disney Productions feature film starring Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery and Jimmy O'Dea, in a tale about a wily Irishman and his battle of wits with leprechauns. The film was Directed By Robert Stevenson and its screenplay Written By Lawrence Edward Watkin after the books of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh. The film's title is a slight modification of one of the two Kavanagh books, Darby O'Gill and the Good People. This title, and her other book; The Ashes of Old Wishes And Other Darby O'Gill Tales were the original source for this movie...

Read more at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darby_O%27Gill_and_the_Little_People write your nick name: (unless auto generated) Cancel What was your overall impression? (0 Votes) select up to 1 options Expired Poll H. T. Kavanagh (stories), Lawrence Edward Watkin H. T. Kavanagh (stories), Lawrence Edward Watkin save Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery, Jimmy O'Dea Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery, Jimmy O'Dea save cancel Description: Darby O'Gill and the Little People is a 1959 Walt Disney Productions feature film starring Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery and Jimmy O'Dea, in a tale about a wily Irishman and his battle of wits with leprechauns. The film was Directed By Robert Stevenson and its screenplay Written By Lawrence Edward Watkin after the books of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh. The film's title is a slight modification of one of the two Kavanagh books, Darby O'Gill and the Good People.

This title, and her other book; The Ashes of Old Wishes And Other Darby O'Gill Tales were the original source for this movie... Read more at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darby_O%27Gill_and_the_Little_People Darby O'Gill and the Little People is a 1959 Walt Disney Productions feature film starring Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery and Jimmy O'Dea, in a tale about a wily Irishman and his battle of wits with leprechauns. The film was Directed By Robert Stevenson and its screenplay Written By Lawrence Edward Watkin after the books of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh. The film's title is a slight modification of one of the two Kavanagh books, Darby O'Gill and the Good People. This title, and her other book; The Ashes of Old Wishes And Other Darby O'Gill Tales were the original source for this movie...

Read more at: save The Mickey Mindset: Retro Reviews: Darby O'Gill and the Little People Monday, February 24, 2014 Retro Reviews: Darby O'Gill and the Little People John Perrucci- Darby O'Gill and the Little People is a 1959 Walt Disney Productions feature film directed by Robert Stevenson, with screenplay written by Lawrence Edward Watkin - based on the books of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh. The film's title is a slight modification of one of the two Kavanagh books, Darby O'Gill and the Good People. This title, and her other book; The Ashes of Old Wishes And Other Darby O'Gill Tales were the original source for this movie. The film features a wily Irishman and his battle of wits with leprechauns. "In the small Irish town of Rathcullen, County Kerry, Darby O'Gill (Albert Sharpe) is the aging caretaker of Lord Fitzpatrick's (Walter Fitzgerald) estate, where he lives in the nearby gatehouse with his lovely, almost grown, daughter Katie (Janet Munro).

Darby is past his prime as a laborer, so Lord Fitzpatrick decides to retire him on half-pay and give him and Katie another cottage to live in, rent-free, and give his job to a young Dubliner named Michael McBride (Sean Connery). Darby begs Michael not to tell Katie that he is being replaced, to which Michael reluctantly agrees. That very night, Darby is captured by the leprechauns while chasing Cleopatra, his runaway horse (he is actually led astray by a Pooka), on top of the fairy mountain Knocknasheega. Darby learns that King Brian (Jimmy O'Dea) has brought him into the mountain so that Darby can avoid the shameful admission to Katie about losing his job. Eventually, he is able to escape. King Brian tries to fetch Darby, yet, is tricked into making him wishes. Once the third wish comes along, Darby decides to use it to ensure Katie's happiness. Which results, after a rocky beginning, growing an affection for Michael. Katie believes Michael is merely seasonal help, as her father could not bring himself to break the news of his retirement (and their imminent move).

The production of this film brought Sean Connery to the attention of producer Albert R. Broccoli, who at the time was casting the first James Bond film, Dr. No. Broccoli hired Connery on the recommendation of his wife, Dana Broccoli. One of the songs in the film, "Pretty Irish Girl", is sung by Michael and Katie (Sean Connery and Janet Munro). Walt Disney devoted an episode of his show Disneyland to promoting the film, recruiting actors Sharpe and O'Dea to film special segments on the set with Disney, as well as Irish-American actor Pat O'Brien. The episode, "I Captured the King of the Leprechauns", marked the only known television appearance of both Sharpe and O'Dea."( ~ information from Wikipedia, edited) I thought the story was great. Same with the music. Using a Netflix rating system, I give it 4 our of 5 stars, meaning: I really liked it. The Mickey Mindset: mickeymindset@gmail.com Sean Connery - IMDb IMDb Actor | Producer | Soundtrack Sean Connery is best known for portraying the character James Bond, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983.

In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables (1987). His film career also includes such films as Marnie (1964), The Name of the Rose (1986), The League of Extraordinary ... See full bio » Born: a list of 45 people created 01 Jan 2011 a list of 29 people created 02 Jul 2011 a list of 40 people created 25 Feb 2014 a list of 36 people created 11 Sep 2014 a list of 35 images created 18 Jun 2015 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Sean Connery's work have you seen? User Polls Won 1 Oscar. Another 36 wins & 28 nominations.

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Question: In the film 'Darby O'Gill and the Little People' which actor not known as a singer, sang 'A Sweet Little Irish Girl'?
Answer: SEAN CONNERY