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Darby O'Gill and the Little People

  • 1959
  • G
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Sean Connery, Kieron Moore, Janet Munro, Jimmy O'Dea, and Albert Sharpe in Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.
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A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.

  • Director
    • Robert Stevenson
  • Writers
    • Lawrence Edward Watkin
    • H.T. Kavanagh
  • Stars
    • Albert Sharpe
    • Janet Munro
    • Sean Connery
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Stevenson
    • Writers
      • Lawrence Edward Watkin
      • H.T. Kavanagh
    • Stars
      • Albert Sharpe
      • Janet Munro
      • Sean Connery
    • 94User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Top Cast27

    Albert Sharpe
    Albert Sharpe
    • Darby O'Gill
    Janet Munro
    Janet Munro
    • Katie O'Gill
    Sean Connery
    Sean Connery
    • Michael McBride
    Jimmy O'Dea
    Jimmy O'Dea
    • King Brian
    Kieron Moore
    Kieron Moore
    • Pony Sugrue
    Estelle Winwood
    Estelle Winwood
    • Sheelah Sugrue
    Walter Fitzgerald
    Walter Fitzgerald
    • Lord Fitzpatrick
    Denis O'Dea
    Denis O'Dea
    • Father Murphy
    J.G. Devlin
    J.G. Devlin
    • Tom Kerrigan
    Jack MacGowran
    Jack MacGowran
    • Phadrig Oge
    Farrell Pelly
    • Paddy Scanlon
    Nora O'Mahoney
    • Molly Malloy
    • (as Nora O'Mahony)
    Brandon Beach
    • Pub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Chet Brandenburg
    Chet Brandenburg
    • Pub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Patrick Sullivan Burke
    • Leprechaun
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Deery
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Franklyn Farnum
    Franklyn Farnum
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Joanne Genthon
    • Witch
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Stevenson
    • Writers
      • Lawrence Edward Watkin
      • H.T. Kavanagh
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The leprechaun effects look very high tech and complicated, but most of them were achieved very simply by placing the normal-sized actors closer to the camera than the tiny ones and lining them up on the same horizontal plane through the lens so the distance between them could not be detected. This technique is known as "forced perspective."
    • Goofs
      When Michael and Katie escape from the the bully in the field, Michael's neck-scarf has fallen down his shirt and is no longer visible. After Katie mentions that she didn't care if Michael got hurt, his scarf suddenly is tied prominently around his neck and plumped under his chin.
    • Quotes
      • [inside the Death Coach]
      • Darby O'Gill: In the years to come, maybe you'll keep an eye on Katie and Michael.
      • King Brian: I'll do that. T'is a pity you won't be there to see them married.
      • Darby O'Gill: Ah, it's better for the old to die than the young. In the end, we all have to go.
      • King Brian: That ye do.
      • [pause, King Brian gets a sly look on his face]
      • King Brian: I wish I could go with you all the way.
      • Darby O'Gill: [sighs] I wish ye could, too.
      • King Brian: [laughing] An' you a knowledgeable man! Ha ha ha ha! Darby, you've wished your *fourth* wish!
      • [Darby starts]
      • King Brian: Good-bye, Darby me friend!
      • [Brian magically pushes him out of the coach; the coach drives off with Brian inside, still laughing]
    • Crazy credits
      In the opening credits: My thanks to King Brian of Knocknasheega and his Leprechauns, whose gracious co-operation made this picture possible. - Walt Disney
    • Alternate versions
      A minor difference between the two laserdisc versions: in the second (Re-Mastered) version, King Brian orders the Strativarius fetched in Irish whereas it was in English in the first version.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      The Wishing Song
      Written by Lawrence Edward Watkin and Oliver Wallace
      Performed by Albert Sharpe and Jimmy O'Dea (uncredited)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 22, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Irish Gaelic
    • Also known as
      • El cuarto deseo
    • Filming locations
      • Albertson Ranch, Triunfo, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 33m(93 min)

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