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The Claim is a film directed by Michael Winterbottom, based on Thomas Hardy's novel The Mayor of Casterbridge. It tells the story of an Irish immigrant who sold his wife and daughter for a gold claim in California, and the consequences of his actions.
The Claim: Directed by Michael Winterbottom. With Ron Anderson, Wes Bentley, Marty Antonini, Milla Jovovich. A prospector who sold his wife and infant daughter in exchange for a mining claim, tries desperately to win them back as he helps to build the Pacific Railroad with a group of pioneer friends.
- (6.7K)
- Drama, Romance, Western
- Michael Winterbottom
- 2001-07-27
Apr 20, 2001 · The Claim is a 2001 film based on Thomas Hardy's novel The Mayor of Casterbridge, set in a snowy mountain town in the American West. Roger Ebert praises the performances, the cinematography and the ambiguity of the characters, who are haunted by their past and present choices.
He sells his wife and daughter to get ahead in business becomes immensely rich and successful in 1849. Everyone is after the claim of the century: gold. Dillon is an Irish immigrant who settles...
- (85)
- Michael Winterbottom
- R
- Peter Mullan
Oct 5, 2012 · Watch the official trailer of The Claim, a 2000 western film directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Peter Mullan, Wes Bentley, Julian Richings and others. The film follows a prospector who sold his family for a gold mine and faces his past when a railroad surveyor arrives.
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- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
A movie based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge, about a prospector who sold his wife and daughter for a gold mine and tries to win them back. The plot involves a surveyor, a railroad, a rosary, and a secret past.
The Claim. Monday 10 September 2012. Written by WH. Time Out says. Having already adapted Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure, Winterbottom plays to his strengths by transporting the heart of The...
