Black Jack (1979 film)

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Black Jack is a 1979 period children’s adventure film, directed by Ken Loach and based on the Leon Garfield novel. It is set in Yorkshire in 1750 and follows a young boy, Tolly (Stephen Hirst) and his adventures with a large French man (Jean Franval), the Black Jack of the title, and Belle a young English girl (Louise Cooper). It was awarded the Critics’ Award at the Cannes Film Festival (1979).^[1]^[2]

Cast

Stephen Hirst as Tolly
Louise Cooper as Belle
Jean Franval as Black Jack
John Young as Dr. Hunter
William Moore as Mr. Carter
Doreen Mantle as Mrs. Carter
Russell Waters as Dr. Jones
Mike Edmonds as Tom Thumb's Army
David Rappaport as Tom Thumb's Army

References

External links

Black Jack at the Internet Movie Database
Black Jack in the British Film Institute's "Explore film..." database

Films directed by Ken Loach

Up the Junction (1965)
The End of Arthur's Marriage (1965)
Cathy Come Home (1966)
In Two Minds (1967)
Poor Cow (1967)
Kes (1969)
The Big Flame (1969)
The Save the Children Fund Film (1971)
Family Life (1971)
Days of Hope (1975)
The Price of Coal (1977)
Black Jack (1979)
The Gamekeeper (1980)
A Question of Leadership (1981)
Looks and Smiles (1981)
Which Side Are You On? (1985)
Fatherland (1986)
Hidden Agenda (1990)
Riff-Raff (1991)
Raining Stones (1993)
Ladybird, Ladybird (1994)
Land and Freedom (1995)
A Contemporary Case for Common Ownership (1995)
Carla's Song (1996)
The Flickering Flame (1997)
McLibel (1997)
My Name Is Joe (1998)
Bread and Roses (2000)
The Navigators (2001)
Sweet Sixteen (2002)
Ae Fond Kiss... (2004)
Tickets (2005)
McLibel (2005)
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
It's a Free World... (2007)
Looking for Eric (2009)
Route Irish (2010)
The Angels' Share (2012)
The Spirit of '45 (2013)
Jimmy's Hall (2014)

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