Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter
Ryan's Daughter
	UK theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Lean
Written by	Robert Bolt
Produced by	Anthony Havelock-Allan
Starring	Robert Mitchum; Trevor Howard; Christopher Jones; John Mills; Leo McKern; Sarah Miles;
Cinematography	Freddie Young
Edited by	Norman Savage
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Production; company	Faraway Productions
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (through MGM-EMI Distributors)
Release date	9 November 1970;
Running time	195 minutes; 206 minutes; (DVD release);
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$13.3 million
Box office	$30.8 million (domestic); $14.6 million (rentals);

Ryan's Daughter is a 1970 British^[6] epic romantic drama film directed by David Lean, written by Robert Bolt and starring Robert Mitchum and Sarah Miles.^[7]^[8] The film, set between August 1917 and January 1918, tells the story of a married Irish woman who has an affair with a British officer during World War I, despite moral and political opposition from her nationalist neighbours. The supporting cast features John Mills, Christopher Jones, Trevor Howard and Leo McKern. The film is a re-telling of the plot of Gustave Flaubert's 1857 novel Madame Bovary.

The score was written by Maurice Jarre and the movie was photographed in Super Panavision 70 by Freddie Young. In its initial release, Ryan's Daughter was harshly received by critics^[3] but was a box office success, grossing nearly $31 million^[5] on a budget of $13.3 million, making the film the eighth-highest-grossing picture of 1970. It was nominated for four Academy Awards and won in two categories.

^ ^a ^b "RYAN'S DAUGHTER". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 25 August 2017
^ "Ryan's Daughter (1970)". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b Hall, S. and Neale, S. Epics, spectacles, and blockbusters: a Hollywood history (p. 181). Wayne State University Press, Detroit; 2010; ISBN 978-0-8143-3008-1. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
^ Delugach, Al (3 November 1971). "MGM Posts Profit of, Milion, Best Gain in 25 Years: MGM PROFIT". Los Angeles Times. p. e11.
^ ^a ^b "Ryan's Daughter, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
^ "Ryan's Daughter". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ "Variety" film review; 11 November 1970, p. 15.
^ The Irish Filmography 1896–1996; Red Mountain Press; 1996. p. 180.