Darby O'Gill & the Little People Movie Review 1959

Set in Ireland, roguish old story teller Darby O'Gill (Sharpe), whose also the caretaker of a large estate, tumbles into a well and visits the land of leprechauns who give him three wishes in order to rearrange his life. When he tries to tell his friends what happened, they think that it is only another one of his stories. Connery plays the youhg man who takes Darby's job and courts his daughter (Munro) as well. A wonderful Disney production (despite its disappointing boxoffice performance) with wit, charm and an ounce or two of terror.

Distribution

Walt Disney Home Video, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521, Phone: (818)265-6500, URL: http://disney.store.go.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 93 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Fantasy, Ireland, Folklore & Legends, Top Grossing Films of 1959, Disney Family Movies, Leprechauns

Screenplay

Lawrence Edward Watkin

Cast

Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery, Estelle Winwood, Kieron Moore, Jimmy O'Dea

Cinematography

Winton C. Hoch

Director

Robert Stevenson

Producer

Walt Disney Studios