Darby O'Gill e il re dei folletti

Titolo originale: Darby O'Gill and the Little People

1959
G
1h 33min

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Darby O'Gill e il re dei folletti (1959)

A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.

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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.

Regia
- Robert Stevenson
Sceneggiatura
- Lawrence Edward Watkin
- H.T. Kavanagh
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VALUTAZIONE IMDb

7,1/10

9579

LA TUA VALUTAZIONE

Regia
- Robert Stevenson
Sceneggiatura
- Lawrence Edward Watkin
- H.T. Kavanagh
Star

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Molly Malloy
(as Nora O'Mahony)

Brandon Beach

Pub Patron
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Chet Brandenburg

Pub Patron
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Patrick Sullivan Burke

Leprechaun
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Jack Deery

Townsman
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Franklyn Farnum

Townsman
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Joanne Genthon

Witch
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Regia
- Robert Stevenson
Sceneggiatura
- Lawrence Edward Watkin
- H.T. Kavanagh
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The 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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When Michael and Katie escape from the the bully in the field, Michael's neck-scarf has fallen down his shirt and is no longer visible. After Katie mentions that she didn't care if Michael got hurt, his scarf suddenly is tied prominently around his neck and plumped under his chin.

Citazioni
[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 crediti
In the opening credits: My thanks to King Brian of Knocknasheega and his Leprechauns, whose gracious co-operation made this picture possible. - Walt Disney

Versioni alternative
A 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.

Connessioni
Edited into La mano dietro al topo: il lavoro di Ub Iwerks (1999)

Colonne sonore
The Wishing Song
Written by Lawrence Edward Watkin and Oliver Wallace
Performed by Albert Sharpe and Jimmy O'Dea (uncredited)

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Shimmering Irish Fantasy

In old Ireland, grandfatherly Albert Sharpe (as Darby O'Gill) is going to be replaced as castle caretaker, due to his advancing years. Instead of keeping the castle grounds tidy, Mr. Sharpe tells pub tales about his encounter with the "little people." Lord of the manor Walter Fitzgerald arrives from Dublin with young and sexy Sean Connery (as Michael McBride), to replace his retiring handyman. While Mr. Connery exchanges come-hither looks with Sharpe's pretty young daughter, Janet Munro (as Katie O'Gill), the old man plots to receive his "three wishes" from Leprechaun king Jimmy O'Dea (as Brian Connors).

While Walt Disney's animated films consistently looked state-of-the-art, some of his studio's 1950s "live action" features looked a bit cheap - not so with "Darby O'Gill and the Little People". The "Special Photographic Effects" by Peter Ellenshaw and Eustace Lycett and "Animation Effects" by Joshua Meador are excellent. Director Robert Stevenson and Technicolor photographer Winton C. Hoch compliment their efforts. Witchy Estelle Winwood (as Sheelah Sugrue) and no-good son Kieron Moore (as Pony) offer fine support. The story doesn't know whether to be glossy children's fare, or dark fantasy. With its emphasis on the latter, the last act is especially memorable. The "Banshee" and "death coach" aren't too original, but they are very nicely done.

******* Darby O'Gill and the Little People (6/24/59) Robert Stevenson ~ Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery, Jimmy O'Dea