Lassie
– A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away fro..
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
01 Sep 2006
English
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Charles Sturridge
Eric Knight (novel), Charles Sturridge
Peter O'Toole, Samantha Morton, John Lynch, Peter Dinklage
Life is hard for Yorkshire miner's son Joe Carraclough, who is beaten at school by a his teacher, his only consolation is his collie Lassie. It gets worse: when the mine is decommissioned, his father, Sam, is forced to sell the dog to the duke, who owns the local estate. The Duke's servant, Hynes, scares the dog, who keeps running back, so the Carracloughs have to keep returning her, until the Duke moves to the Scottish Highlands for the holiday season. Lassie escapes, embarking on a desperate journey home, with daunting Glasgow dogcatchers and taken in by a circus performer. It looks like a miracle is needed, by Christmas.
2 wins & 4 nominations.
$548,277
Roadside/Samuel Goldwyn Films