The Field - Opening

[MultiSamson1]

why did they not bury the donkey?

[ulyssesmsu]

Richard Harris's greatest role ever, IMO.

[alastarter]

loved the book and the film

[neil7025]

Poor donkey he gave it a donkey punch and killed it

[alastarter]

its the love of the land. and dont think they killed an animal you idiot. i am very proud to be Irish.

[tempelton]

I've been to Leenane, where The Field, was filmed many, many times - it's every bit as beautiful and wild as the film suggests.

This film represents what is perhaps Richard Harris' finest performance (or one of them anyway). Like the Bull McCabe, it will live forever!

[Burncourtable]

Harris's finest hour and his comeback. He deserved the oscar.

[ryko26]

Fantastic. Thanks so much for posting this. Amongst the great swathes of rubbish filling Youtube it's so nice to find a gem like this.

[EBIKE100]

@ryko26

One of the most violent Irish films ever made. It is laden with violence from the very opening scenes. The dead donkey, the sheer brutal nature of the labour carrying seaweed, the sea itself.........and it just gets more violent.

[stevezillaful]

this is a very powerful and moving film

and the book is good too.

the character of the bull is so well played and also well interpreted by richard harris.

god rest hist his soul

[northdublad]

What is the name of the opening music does anyone know?

I think its by Leonard Bernstein but im not sure of name of the piece.

[jaybenny100]

music in this is fantastic..

[spiel06]

some bhoy the owld bull, great film love it

[praskovia13]

i must've watched it twenty times since i got it, great movie

[senomad]

my class studied this film for our junior cert..we must have watched it 20 times

[chuzz123]

same here! lol

we ended up doin romeo and juliet lol

[hondacivic44]

ah lads this is bullshit the book is so much better they jus made up haf the film an they had the cheek to tone down the character of the bull mc cabe this is a disgrace to john b keane god rest his soul

[Beaucoupjelly]

BRILLIANT POWERFUL MASTERPIECE

[weeknightingale]

Two of my favorite actors Richard Harris an Sean Bean.

[taytohead]

Please! Richard Harris was an actor.....

Sean Bean just shows up in films and has all the screen presence of a sheet of plywood...

[weeknightingale]

Please and thank you! The Sporting Life plus all the other great characters he has played in many classic films....I did not place the above actors on the same level I just expressed my opinion.