Project Detail

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

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Hellfire Films

Contact: Neil Peplow
C/O Gruber Films
4th Floor, Portland House
4 Great Portland Street
London W1W 8QJ
UK

T +44 (0)20 7612 0070

gruber@civiliancontent.com

Sales Company

Pathe International

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