Set in Ireland during the Great Famine, the drama follows an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his family.Set in Ireland during the Great Famine, the drama follows an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his family.Set in Ireland during the Great Famine, the drama follows an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his family.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 8 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe term 'Black 47' refers to the summer of 1847, when the Irish famine was at its height and hundreds of thousands of people died from starvation.
- GoofsFeeney is described as a Connaught Ranger who served in the Afghan War and then deserted in Calcutta before making his way home. However, the 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) were based in Malta during the Anglo-Afghan War and went to the West Indies in 1847. The Anglo-Afghan War was fought by soldiers of the British East India Company, not by the regular British Army.
- Quotes
Lord Kilmichael: The peasants are all the same. No appreciation of beauty.
Conneely: Beauty would be held in much higher regard, Sir, if it could be eaten.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Happy!: 19 Hours and 13 Minutes (2019)
Featured review
There is a lot in this that reminds me of elements of the movie First Blood. However this is set in Ireland in the 1800's during the potato famine.
I'm an Englishman and i have to say, i absolutely support the people of Ireland against the English in this. The way the English behaved toward that people of Ireland is abhorrent to me. I would and do fully side with the Irish on their right to own their own land, to be free, but them, we're more alike than we realise since we were both the victims of Norman Monarchs and their descendants.
Anyhow, politics aside, this is a really moving and gripping action/revenge story. The acting is great. Yes the concept is black and white, a bit cliched, but the execution is brilliant. Cast, well, it has Hugo Weaving so we're off to a solid start and the cast does work well.
The English Captain is a bit of a cliched plum, but hey, somebody has to be the bad guy and the English aristocracy were.
Really gritty, solid movie. Both entertaining and moving. Very enjoyable to watch. The only downside is it reminds us all how badly the poor Irish of the time are treated and that is something kids in the UK should learn about and be ashamed of.
I'm an Englishman and i have to say, i absolutely support the people of Ireland against the English in this. The way the English behaved toward that people of Ireland is abhorrent to me. I would and do fully side with the Irish on their right to own their own land, to be free, but them, we're more alike than we realise since we were both the victims of Norman Monarchs and their descendants.
Anyhow, politics aside, this is a really moving and gripping action/revenge story. The acting is great. Yes the concept is black and white, a bit cliched, but the execution is brilliant. Cast, well, it has Hugo Weaving so we're off to a solid start and the cast does work well.
The English Captain is a bit of a cliched plum, but hey, somebody has to be the bad guy and the English aristocracy were.
Really gritty, solid movie. Both entertaining and moving. Very enjoyable to watch. The only downside is it reminds us all how badly the poor Irish of the time are treated and that is something kids in the UK should learn about and be ashamed of.
- Pigeon_down
- Apr 1, 2019
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- Also known as
- Чорний 47-й
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $57,520
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,600
- Sep 30, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $2,073,063
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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