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The Big Man (US title: Crossing the Line) is a 1990 feature film. It stars Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley and Billy Connolly.[2] The film's score was composed by Ennio Morricone.[3] It is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by William McIlvanney.[4]

The Big Man
Promotional release poster
Directed by	David Leland
Produced by	Don MacPherson
Starring	Liam Neeson Joanne Whalley-Kilmer Ian Bannen Billy Connolly
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	31 August 1990 (1990-08-31)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£268,000 (UK)[1]

Plot

A Scottish miner (Liam Neeson) becomes unemployed during a union strike. He is unable to support his family and cannot resolve his bitterness about his situation. Desperate for money, he accepts an offer made by a Glasgow gangster to fight in an illegal bare-knuckle boxing match. A long and brutal fight follows.

Production

Filmed at locations in Coalburn, Glasgow and Spain.[5][6]

Cast

• Liam Neeson as Danny Scoular
• Joanne Whalley-Kilmer as Beth Scoular
• Billy Connolly as Frankie
• Ian Bannen as Matt Mason
• Juliet Cadzow as Margaret Mason
• Tom Watson as Tommy Brogan
• Hugh Grant as Gordon
• Kenny Ireland as Tony
• George Rossi as Eddie
• Julie Graham as Melanie
• Johnny Beattie as Beth's father
• Amanda Walker as Beth's mother
• Peter Mullan as Vince
• Pat Roach as Billy
• Maurice Roeves as Cam Colvin

Reception

Critical reception

The Radio Times wrote "the script turns cartwheels to gain resonance from Mrs Thatcher's duel with the miners, but to little avail: the picture is "pumped-up" yet irredeemably dull."[7] whereas Time Out described the film as "one of Britain's finest existential thrillers in ages...There are minor flaws, but as a portrait of one man's desperate struggle to survive against all odds, the film is tough, taut and intelligently critical of the man's world it depicts."[8]

Box office

The film opened at the Odeon West End and grossed £24,727 in its opening week.[9] It went on to gross £268,000 in the UK.[1]

References

External links

• The Big Man at IMDb
• The Big Man at Rotten Tomatoes

На других языках

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- [en] The Big Man

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[ru] Переступая черту

«Большой человек — переступая черту» — британская кинолента 1990 года режиссёра Дэвида Лиленда. Главные роли в фильме исполняют Кенни Иреланд, Лиам Нисон и Джоанна Уолли-Килмер. Это экранизация произведения Уильям МакИлвэнни «Большой человек».

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