Ryan's Daughter
Directed by	David Lean
Produced by	Anthony Havelock-Allan
Written by	Robert Bolt
Starring	Robert Mitchum Sarah Miles John Mills Christopher Jones
Distributed by	MGM Pictures
Release date(s)	9 November 1970 (premiere)
Running time	195 min.
Language	English
Budget	$15,000,000
IMDb profile

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The film stars Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, John Mills, Christopher Jones and Leo McKern, with a music score by Maurice Jarre. It was photographed in Super Panavision 70 by Freddie Young. Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor and singer. ... Sarah Miles (born 31 December 1941) is an English theater and film actress. ... John Mills as Professor Bernard Quatermass in the Thames Television science-fiction serial Quatermass (1979). ... William Billy Frank Jones, better known as Christopher Jones, is an American character actor, born August 18, 1941 in Jackson, Tennessee. ... Image:Number Two. ... Maurice Jarre (born in Lyon, France, September 13, 1924) is a French composer of film scores, noted for his use of the Ondes Martenot, and for the scores of many films including a series of David Lean films, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryans Daughter (1970) and A... Super Panavision 70 was the marketing brand used to identify movies photographed with Panavision 65mm cameras and spherical optics between 1959 and 1970. ... Freddie Young (9th October, 1902 - 1st December, 1998), (sometimes credited as Frederick A. Young) was one of Britains most distinguished and influential cinematographers. ...

Critical reception

The film received a very hostile reception by the critical community upon its initial release, feeling that the characters were "dwarfed by [Lean's] excessive scale."[1] Many attribute the bad reviews to critics' expectations being too high as Lean had directed three epic blockbusters in a row prior to making Ryan's Daughter. The bad reaction to this film is what many say caused Lean not to make a film for more than ten years. The film was moderately successful worldwide at the box office.

Awards

Academy Awards

• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (John Mills)
• Best Cinematography (Freddie Young)

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• Best Actress in a Leading Role (Sarah Miles)
• Best Sound

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Trivia

• John Mills played a mute in the film. For his Oscar acceptance speech, he bowed without saying a word, making this the shortest acceptance speech on record.

• Ryan's Daughter was the last feature film photographed entirely in the 65 mm widescreen format until Far and Away (1992).

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Other Sources

• Ryan's Daughter at the Internet Movie Database
• British Film Institute on Ryan's Daughter