The Abduction Club
Synopsis
Ireland, 1780. The eldest sons of wealthy families stand to inherit everything, and with this comes the pick of the attractive society brides. But the younger brothers get nothing. So a group of these financially challenged gents come together to form The Abduction Club their plan: take attractive, wealthy girls captive for one night and persuade them to marry.
Saddled up, wearing masks, they set off to abduct their would-be brides from under their fathers' noses. But what happens when their intendeds do not succumb to their impoverished proposals?
Maybe its time to take off the masks and turn on the charm!
Details
- Year
- 2001
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 100 mins
- Format
- 35mm Kodak
- Director
- Stefan Schwartz
- Producer
- Neil Peplow, David Collins, Yves Marmion, Richard Holmes
- Editor
- Pamela Power
- Screenwriter
- Bill Britten, Richard Crawford
- Director of Photography
- Howard Atherton
- Sound
- Jim Corcoran
- Principal Cast
- Daniel Lapaine, Matthew Rhys, Alice Evans, Sophia Myles
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 26th November 2005
