
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.
Genre: Action, Adventure, History, Comedy
Actor: Jean Franval, Stephen Hirst, Louise Cooper, Pat Wallis, John Young, William Moore, Doreen Mantle, Russell Waters, David Rappaport, Mike Edmonds
Director: Ken Loach
Country: United Kingdom
Produced By: Kestrel Films, National Film Finance Consortium
Runtime: 105
Release: 1979
Rating: 7.1 out of 10
Language: English, en,
Views: 221
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Quality: DVD
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