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Lassie - Peter Dinklage, Ken Drury, Gregor Fisher, Charles Sturridge

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Movie propaganda

Lassie is set on the eve of World War II in a Yorkshire mining town. After falling on hard times, the Carraclough family is forced to sell Lassie (Lassie), their beloved dog, to the Duke of Rudling (Peter O'Toole). When Lassie finds herself transported 800 kilometres away to live in the Duke's remote castle on the northern coast of Scotland, she is determined to defy the odds and return to her home. So begins an incredible adventure, set against a stunning series of British landscapes, that sees Lassie facing dangers natural and human and finding help in unexpected places as she makes her way across the country, to reach home in time for Christmas. This re-telling of the classic story promises all the love, trust and heroism a family audience could ask for.

Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film Yorkshire animal drama Christmas UK England Scotland family boy dog master pet family classic remake sheep love

Persons of interest

Peter Dinklage .... Rowlie
Ken Drury .... Campbell
Gregor Fisher .... Mapes
Edward Fox .... Hulton
Robert Hardy .... Mr Justice Murray
Celyn Jones .... Snickers
Lassie .... Lassie
Jamie Lee .... Tom
John Lynch .... Sam
Nicholas Lyndhurst .... Buckle
Kelly Macdonald .... Jeanie
Samantha Morton .... Sarah
Peter O'Toole .... The Duke
Steve Pemberton .... Edward Hynes
Brian Pettifer .... O'Donnell
Jemma Redgrave .... Daisy
John Standing .... French
Angela Thorne .... Dr Gull
Peter Wight .... Dr Jarrett
Eric Knight .... Author: Lassie come home
Charles Sturridge .... Screenwriter
Charles Sturridge .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Lassie official movie site
Lassie film production notes
Lassie QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

Tribeca Film Festival 2006: Screening

Studios and distributors:

Icon Film Distribution

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Lassie is light family entertainment with just enough of that black British sensibility thrown in to make it worth watching. If it weren't a classic tale then I wouldn't bother to take the kiddies to see it but it does have the added virtue of being not-American.