The Abduction Club
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 The Abduction Club film poster | |
| Directed by | Stefan Schwartz |
| Produced by | David Collins |
| Written by |
Richard Crawford, Bill Britten |
| Starring |
Alice Evans Daniel Lapaine Sophia Myles Matthew Rhys |
| Music by | Shaun Davey |
| Cinematography | Howard Atherton |
| Distributed by | Pathe Distribution (UK) |
Release dates | 19 July 2002 |
Running time | 96 min |
| Language | English |
The Abduction Club is a British romantic comedy-drama adventure film released in 2002; it was directed by Stefan Schwartz. Based loosely on real events, the plot centres on a group of outlaws who abduct women in order to marry them. It was written by Richard Crawford and Bill Britten.
Synopsis
Set in 18th century Ireland, the story follows the exploits of two financially destitute young bachelors, Garrett Byrne and James Strang. Both being younger sons, and therefore not eligible to inherit titles and estates, they become members of an infamous society known as the 'Abduction Club', whose main aim is to woo and then abduct wealthy heiresses in order to marry them (therefore providing themselves with financial security). The men decide to set their sights on the beautiful yet feisty Kennedy sisters, Catherine and Anne, but are unprepared for the negative reaction they are to receive, and they soon find themselves on the run across the glorious Irish countryside (with the sisters in tow) from Anne's cold-hearted admirer, John Power, who doesn't take kindly to the news of their kidnapping, and with the help of the embittered Attorney General Lord Fermoy, implicates Byrne and Strang in the murder of a Redcoat soldier.
Cast
- Alice Evans as Catherine Kennedy
- Daniel Lapaine as Garrett Byrne
- Sophia Myles as Anne Kennedy
- Matthew Rhys as James Strang
- Liam Cunningham as John Power
- Edward Woodward as Lord Fermoy
- Patrick Malahide as Sir Myles
- Tom Murphy as Knox