Country Dance
1970
Release Date
January 7th, 1970
Runtime
- 107 minutes
Synopsis
- In this British tragi-comedy taking place among emotionally bankrupt upper-class Scottish countrymen, Peter O'Toole plays Sir Charles Henry Arbuthnot Pinkerton Ferguson, a mentally disturbed Scotsman, living on his uncared-for farm, who also harbors an incestuous yearning for his sister Hilary (Susannah York), who is staying with Sir Charles after a fight with her husband Douglas (Michael Craig). An adaptation of James Kennaway's novel Household Ghosts.
CAST
- Peter O'Toole - Sir Charles Ferguson, Susannah York - Hilary Dow, Michael Craig - Douglas Dow, Harry Andrews - Brig. Crieff, Cyril Cusack - Dr. Maitland, Judy Cornwell - Rosie, Brian Blessed - Jack Baird, Robert Urquhart - Auctioneer, Mark Malicz - Benny-the-Pole, Jean Anderson - Matron, Lennox Milne - Miss Mailer, Helena Gloag - Auntie Belle, Marjorie Dalziel - Bank Lizzie, Marjorie Christie - Bun Mackenzie, Rona Newton-John - Miss Scott, Roy Boutcher - James McLachlan Forbes, Peter Reeves - Smart Alec, Ewan Roberts - Committee Member, Paul Farrell - Alex-the-Gillie, Helen Norman - Cook, Bernadette Gallagher - Ina, Maura Keeley - Ina’s Mother, John Kelly - Ina’s Father, Clare Mullen - Second Barmaid, Alex McAvoy - Andrew, John Molloy - Slim Farmer, Geoffrey Golden - Bearded Farmer, John Shedden - Ginger-Haired Farmer, Harry Jones - Wee Farmer, Mary Larkin - Hilary’s Friend, Eamon Keane - Fred-who-is-Bob, Frances de la Tour - District Nurse, Patrick Gardiner - Ambulance Driver, Desmond Perry - Mental Health Officer, Declan Mulholland - Asylum Inmate (uncredited), Iain Agnew - (uncredited)