Movies/Shows with Celtic Roots

**OC Richard** · 20th August 18, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by Brian Rose

We did get the Highlander movies but failed to mention Highlander, the TV series.

I worked on that show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B351GxxvwE

**bodhran4me** · 20th August 18, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

I worked on that show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B351GxxvwE

Well done. Subbed your channel too. I'm about as musical as a fart in a windstorm, but I do know what I like!

**Jimmy** · 21st August 18, 01:41 AM

The Quiet Man starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, obviously the Duke is not kilted but in the race scene on the strand , his son and another young lad are kilted

**Ivor** · 21st August 18, 02:00 AM

BBC I Player has quite a lot of good stuff. I was watching a documentary about the Marquis of Bute. Fascinating. I see they have a lot of Scots Gaelic programmes as well.

**OC Richard** · 21st August 18, 04:45 AM

Originally Posted by Ivor

BBC I Player... I see they have a lot of Scots Gaelic programmes…

It was cool to be in Wales and watch Sam Tân on TV, and in Scotland Sam Smalaidh.

Sam Smalaidh is great for hearing Gaelic conversation in everyday context, shake off some of my rust.

**John_Carrick** · 21st August 18, 08:18 AM

Various versions of Macbeth (I know Shakespeare is English but Celtic is the largest gene pool in England) and Polanksi's version is the better I think.

Has no one mentioned Braveheart?

Under Milk Wood and How Green Was My Valley also spring to mind

**CelticSire** · 21st August 18, 09:06 AM

Boondock Saints. Billy Connally as the father is impeccable. Plus, Willem Defoe plays a gay FBI agent. That's a role not to be missed.

**Allan Thomson** · 21st August 18, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by Tom Fiddles

How about "The Waking of Ned Devine." The story was set in Ireland.

It was also filmed in the Isle of Man...

**Allan Thomson** · 21st August 18, 12:23 PM

Can think of quiet a few off the top of my head, of varying differing levels of accuracy.
Are we talking about films only on celtic subject matter or are we including films made in celtic countries? I'll take the first definition & further limit that it has to be about either that or another Celtic country.

Isle of Man:
Films of All Hall Caine's novels including The Manxmsn, The Deemster, The Bondsman, Barbed Wire was based on The Woman of Knockaloe but doesn't count in my eyes as it was reset in normandy
No Limit (about the TT)
Closer to the Edge (TT but some excellent film of the Island
Waking Ned (set in Ireland)
Bryllcream Boys (set in Ireland)

Scotland :
Bonnie Prince Charlie (David Niven)
Chasing the Deer
The Bruce
Rob Roy
Geordie
The Eagle
Braveheart (Filmed in Ireland)
Local Hero
King Arthur (Borders & Northern Britain supposedly)
Whisky Galore
Tunes of Glory
The Railwayman
One Day
Sunshine on Leith
Trainspotting & sequel

Ireland
Michael Collins
The Wind that shakes the Barley

Wales:
The Englishman who went up a hill & came down a mountain
Pride

Cornwall:
Not a film but The Last Kingdom series features forays into Cornwall & Cumbria
Tristain and Isolade
Stormbreaker (also made in the IOM)

That's off the top of my head. There are many other films made about other countries made in celtic countries & there are others set in other countries which have links to celtic countries eg Waterloo has many scenes with Highlanders, Wonderwoman, there's a lot of films featuring Highland troops. Last of the Mohicans is another one with strong subject links to Scotland although this may not be apparent unless you know the real life back story of the characters plus features Highland troops.

**Baeau** · 21st August 18, 01:20 PM

Another from the VHS collection. Television mini series for Masterpiece Mystery (Diana Rigg, presenter), Oliver's Travels. With Alan Bates (England), Sinead Cusack (Ireland), Bill Patterson (Scotland). Starts in Wales, wanders through England, through Scotland & passes the Old Man of Hoy, & finished in the Orkneys.