Darby, un anziano irlandese custode di una tenuta signorile è ossessionato dai folletti della collina vicina e dal loro re, tanto che diventerà suo amico e giocherà a sensale per sua figlia ... Leggi tuttoDarby, un anziano irlandese custode di una tenuta signorile è ossessionato dai folletti della collina vicina e dal loro re, tanto che diventerà suo amico e giocherà a sensale per sua figlia e il ragazzo che lo ha sostituito come custode.Darby, un anziano irlandese custode di una tenuta signorile è ossessionato dai folletti della collina vicina e dal loro re, tanto che diventerà suo amico e giocherà a sensale per sua figlia e il ragazzo che lo ha sostituito come custode.
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- QuizThe leprechaun effects look very high tech and complicated, but most of them were achieved very simply by placing the "normal sized" actors closer to the camera than the "tiny" ones and lining them up on the same horizontal plane through the lens so the distance between them could not be detected. This technique is known as "forced perspective."
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[inside the Death Coach]
Darby O'Gill: In the years to come, maybe you'll keep an eye on Katie and Michael.
King Brian: I'll do that. T'is a pity you won't be there to see them married.
Darby O'Gill: Ah, it's better for the old to die than the young. In the end, we all have to go.
King Brian: That ye do.
[pause, King Brian gets a sly look on his face]
King Brian: I wish I could go with you all the way.
Darby O'Gill: [sighs] I wish ye could, too.
King Brian: [laughing] An' you a knowledgeable man! Ha ha ha ha! Darby, you've wished your *fourth* wish!
[Darby starts]
King Brian: Good-bye, Darby me friend!
[Brian magically pushes him out of the coach; the coach drives off with Brian inside, still laughing]
- Curiosità sui creditiIn the opening credits: My thanks to King Brian of Knocknasheega and his Leprechauns, whose gracious co-operation made this picture possible. - Walt Disney
- Versioni alternativeA minor difference between the two laserdisc versions: in the second (Re-Mastered) version, King Brian orders the Strativarius fetched in Irish whereas it was in English in the first version.
- ConnessioniEdited into La mano dietro al topo: il lavoro di Ub Iwerks (1999)
- Colonne sonoreThe Wishing Song
Written by Lawrence Edward Watkin and Oliver Wallace
Performed by Albert Sharpe and Jimmy O'Dea (uncredited)
The latter involves a very young-looking Sean Connery. It's a shock to see him when he was in his late '20s, and even more of a shock to hear him sing, too! Three years later, Connery hit the jackpot (acting, not singing) playing James Bond in "Dr. No," and the rest is history.
In this Walt Disney film, he plays "Michael McBride" who winds up falling for "Katie O'Gill." The latter is played by Janet Munro, a pretty woman who had the opposite screen success of Connery. After staring in a few of these Disney movies in which she played wholesome girls, she did an about-face and played unhappy and edgy characters and that, it turned out, was a poor choice. Alocholism then led to the tragic misfortune of contracting a fatal illness which killed her at the age of 38.
The lead character, "Darby O'Gill," is played very convincingly by Albert Sharpe. He was definitely the "character" of the story.
This movie is a nice, feel-good film filled with a laughing horse, the good guys winning over the bad, a few dramatic moments, singing and dancing "little people," and an assortment of Irish delights. I think kids would still like this film, even though it's dated with the special-effects, but that's to be expected. After all, the film is almost 50 years old. It has a pleasant feel to it and should still entertain folks today.
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