Owd Bob

– Recently orphaned David must move to the Isle of Man to live with his grandfather, Adam, who's a she..

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Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 45 Minutes
Release Year:
1998
Owd Bob (1998)

Recently orphaned David must move to the Isle of Man to live with his grandfather, Adam, who's a sheep farmer. Both long for the end of the summer, having nothing in common but their love for dogs, notably Adam's precious champion sheepdog Bob. David strikes a friendship with Maggie, the sassy daughter of friendly neighbor Keith Moore, but Adam hates that family on account of an old canine competition-related tragedy. Other neighbors suspect Bob and the Moore's dog of the recent series of nocturnal sheep-kills.

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Release Date:

17 Feb 1998

Language:

German, English

Director:

Rodney Gibbons

Writer:

Sharon Buckingham, Harry Alan Towers

Main Actors:

James Cromwell, Colm Meaney, Jemima Rooper, John Benfield

Plot:

Recently orphaned in America, teenager David Roberts must spend the summer with grumpy maternal grandfather Adam MacAdam, whom he never met, on his sheep-farm on the Isle of Man. Both long for the end of the summer, having nothing in common but their love for dogs, notably Adam's precious champion sheepdog Bob. David strikes a friendship with Maggie, the sassy daughter of friendly neighbor Keith Moore, but Adam hates that family on account of an old canine competition-related tragedy. Other neighbors suspect Bob and the Moore's dog of the recent series of nocturnal sheep-kills.

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Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10