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Darby OGill
One Sheet Darby O'Gill and the Little People
is a 1959 Walt Disney Productions fantasy adventure film. It is based on the "Darby O'Gill" stories by Herminie Templeton Kavanagh and was directed by Robert Stevenson.
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Plot: The story follows an elderly Irishman, Darby O'Gill (Albert Sharpe), who is the caretaker of an estate. After being replaced by a younger man, Michael McBride (Sean Connery), he tries to keep this a secret from his daughter, Katie (Janet Munro). Meanwhile, he engages in a battle of wits with the king of the leprechauns, King Brian (Jimmy O'Dea), attempting to win three wishes to secure his and his daughter's future.
Significance: The film is well-regarded for its groundbreaking special effects, particularly the use of forced perspective to make the leprechauns appear small alongside regular-sized actors. It is also notable as one of Sean Connery's earliest major film roles, and producer Albert Broccoli has been noted as having seen him in the film and subsequently cast him as James Bond.
Release Date: The film premiered in Dublin, Ireland, on June 24, 1959, and was released in the United States on June 26, 1959.
Characters: The cast includes Albert Sharpe as Darby O'Gill, Janet Munro as Katie O'Gill, Sean Connery as Michael McBride, and Jimmy O'Dea as King Brian Connors.
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