News
The Legend of Longwood Releases on June 4th
Los Angeles, CA, April 17, in the year of our Lord 2015
– A beautiful new film out of Ireland, The Legend of Longwood,
is coming to DVD on June 4 from Shout! Factory, following its
appearance at several film festivals in early 2015. An adventure
for all ages, the release includes a fascinating
behind-the-scenes featurette as a bonus feature.
Crumbling castles, mysterious riddles, frightening spirits,
beautiful horses and a plucky, fearless heroine - director Lisa
Mulcahy has lovingly burnished the most beloved coming-of-age
elements in this "quest" film, set in the starkly beautiful
landscapes of rural Ireland, set to music from Brave composer
Patrick Neil Doyle.
The film stars Lucy Morton as Mickey Miller, a thoroughly modern
12-year-old American girl whose great love is horses. Not
surprisingly, she has little enthusiasm for her mother’s plan to
take Mickey and her little brother to start a new life in a
run-down mill she has inherited in Longwood, a windswept Irish
town at the end of the world. Mickey’s presence in Longwood
coincides with the return of the Black Knight, a legendary ruler
who found no peace after his baby daughter was taken from him,
and whose appearances always mean that something evil is going
to happen to the villagers. Mickey hears and sees things that
others can’t, and forms an immediate bond with Silver, the
proudest, haughtiest, most untamable horse in the stalls of a
nearby castle. Realizing that she is directly linked to the
story of the Black Knight, Mickey and her new friend Sean set
out to redeem the knight so as to bring lasting peace to
Longwood. But first she must save the lives of seven horses and
thwart the evil plans of a greedy, ambitious woman – a mighty
handful even for the bravest girl!
LEGEND OF LONGWOOD CAST
Mickey Miller LUCY MORTON
Lady Thyrza Du Monceau MIRIAM MARGOLYES
Caitlin Lemon FIONA GLASCOTT
Marc Du Monceau SÉAN MAHON
Lisa Miller THEKLA REUTEN
Séan O’Haron LORCAN BONNER
Lance Wicklow LORCAN CRANITCH
Chardonnay Lemon ANABEL SWEENEY
Collin Wicklow SCOTT GRAHAM
Ben Saunders BRENDAN CONROY
Technical Data
Language English
Format 2.35:1
Length 99 minutes
Sound Dolby 5.1
Country of Origin Netherlands, Ireland, Germany
Year of prod 2014
Shooting Locations Wicklow/Dublin, Ireland and Germany
Bonus Feature:
Behind-the-Scenes Featurette