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Black Jack(Movie, 1979)

1h 45min | Genres: Adventure, History
Black JackRating: 3.6/5 (with 99 votes)
Black Jack is a 1979 British period adventure drama film directed by Ken Loach and based on the Leon Garfield novel. It is set in Yorkshire in 1750 and follows a young boy, Tolly (Stephen Hirst) and his adventures with a large French man (Jean Franval), the Black Jack of the title, and Belle, a young English girl (Louise Cooper). It was awarded the Critics’ Award at the Cannes Film Festival (1979). ()
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About Black Jack

In this fascinating adventure of the England of the 1750s, the huge Frenchman Black Jack (Jean Franval) miraculously survives a hanging by the British authorities in Yorkshire and escapes from the grim jaws of "justice." He takes to the countryside in the company of Tolly, a teenaged boy who is able to translate Black Jack's odd speech into something comprehensible. They join up with Belle, an aristocratic teenager who has escaped from the madhouse her family imprisoned her in when she grew troublesome. Together, the three join a carnival. However, as it becomes clear that the girl is far from crazy, love between Tolly and Belle grows. This story, set in the mid-18th century, is based on a novel by Leon Garfield.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 09/29/1979 (World premiere: 09/09/1979)
Director: Ken Loach
Screenwriter: Ken Loach
Director of Photography: Chris Menges

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Other movies with this title: Black Jack (US, 1927), Black Jack (ES/US/FR, 1950), Black Jack (IL/IT, 1968), Black Jack (ES/GB, 1981), Black Jack (JP, 1993), Black Jack (DE, 1996), Black Jack (2000), Black Jack (2004)

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