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Flight of the Doves

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Genre
  
Drama, Family

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6.8/10
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Duration
  

Running time
  
1h 45m

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Initial release
  
April 2, 1971 (New York City)

Screenplay
  
Ralph Nelson, Frank Gabrielson

Cast
  
(Hawk Dove), (Finn Dove), (Granny O'Flaherty), (Judge Liffy),
Helen Raye
(Derval Dove),
William Rushton
(Tobias Cromwell)

Similar movies
  
Waterfront (1950), A Way of Life (2004), Eight OClock Walk (1954), Saints and Sinners (1949), Clockwork Mice (1995)

Tagline
  
Something special is coming your way!

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Flight of the Doves is a 1971 British film based on the novel by Irish writer Walter Macken, the film was written by Frank Gabrielson and Ralph Nelson. Nelson also directed the film.

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Synopsis

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Two Liverpool children (Londoners in the original book) set out in search of love after many years of receiving abuse from their Uncle Tobias Cromwell (Uncle Toby - His surname in the book is Morgan), Cromwell is not a blood relation to the Dove children, their mother married Cromwell and he was granted custody after her death. Finn Dove and his sister Derval are tired of their stepfather's constant abuse and neglect and they decide to run away to County Galway Ireland, where Finn and Derval's Grandmother lives. They hope when they reach their Granny O'Flaherty. But the story has a twist- the children are heirs to their grandfather's estate and stand to inherit a large fortune, around $10,000 each, upon his death but if the children are either dead or missing the money would go to their uncle- "Hawk" Dove (the original character in the movie), an unsuccessful actor known for his temper and for the fact that he will do just about anything to get what he wants, when Hawk discovers their fortune he sets out on a journey to make sure the Dove children are never seen again. The Dove children's journey across Ireland isn't easy as soon after they are discovered missing and their stepfather had been informed of the money (Hawk Dove disguised as a lawyer - the alias for the disguise, Maxwell Purdon, is also the name of Uncle Toby's boss from the original novel) he decides to bring in the police, soon they have the police, their Uncle Hawk and Uncle Toby close on their trail.

Cast

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  • Ron Moody as John Cyril Dove - "Hawk"
  • Jack Wild as Finn Dove
  • Dorothy McGuire as Mary Magdalene St. Bridget O'Flaherty - "Granny"
  • Stanley Holloway as Judge Liffy
  • Helen Raye as Derval Dove
  • Willie Rushton as Tobias Cromwell - "Uncle Toby"
  • Brendan O'Reilly as Insp. Michael Roark
  • Dana as Sheila O'Ryan
  • John Molloy as Mickser
  • Noel Purcell as Rabbi
  • Tom Hickey as Pat Flynn
  • Niall Tóibín as Sergeant O'Casey
  • Barry Keegan as Powder O'Ryan
  • Emmet Bergin as Paddy
  • Robert Rietty as Irish Airport TV Reporter (voice)
  • Music

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    The film was scored by Roy Budd who had made his film soundtrack debut in Ralph Nelson's previous film Soldier Blue. His score contains two songs- You Don't Have to be Irish to be Irish, which is sung as the St Patrick's Day Parade song, and The Far Off Place which is sung by Dana who plays the role of Sheila, a tinker, the song is half in (Irish) and half in English, the songs talks about dreams and reaching your goals and finally seeing "the far off place"


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    References

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